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Deuteronomy 18:6-8

6And if a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881comeיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935from anyמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙she.'a.Rei.khaH8179out of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,where he sojournedגָּ֣רgarH1481,and comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935with all the desireאַוַּ֣ת'a.VatH185of his mindנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977;

7Then he shall ministerוְשֵׁרֵ֕תve.she.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,as all his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881do,which standהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975there beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8They shall have like portionsH2506to eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398,beside that which cometh of the saleמִמְכָּרָ֖יוmi.ka.RavH4465of his patrimonyהָאָבֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.VotH1.

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