Deuteronomy 18:6

Deuteronomy 18:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose;
• New International Version (NIV)If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the Lord will choose,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel, where he lives—and he may come when he desires—to the place that the Lord will choose,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So if a Levite comes from any of your gates, from where he dwells among all Israel, and comes with all the desire of his mind to the place which the Lord chooses,

Context of Deuteronomy 18:6

4The firstfruit also of thy grain, of thy wine, and of thy oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. And if a Levite shall come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind to the place which the LORD shall choose; 7Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD. 8They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of their fathers’ estates .

Deuteronomy 18:6 word by word

וְכִֽי־יָבֹ֨א הַלֵּוִ֜י מֵאַחַ֤ד שְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא גָּ֣ר שָׁ֑ם וּבָא֙ בְּכָל־אַוַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• anyאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gate: townH8179
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sojournedגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• desireאַוָּה'avvâh · desireH185
• mindנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:6

• Numbers 35:2Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also to the Levites common lands for the cities around them.
• Psalms 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy honour dwelleth.
• Psalms 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
• Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
• Psalms 84:5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them .
• 1 Timothy 3:1This is a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
• 1 Peter 5:2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but from a ready mind;

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 These verses presuppose that part of the Levites only will be in residence and officiating at the place of the sanctuary, the others of course dwelling at their own homes in the Levitical cities, or “sojourning” elsewhere; compare the marginal references. But if any Levite out of love for the service of the sanctuary chose to resort to it when he might reside in his own home, he was to have his share in the maintenance which was provided for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. if a Levite ... come with all the desire of his mind--It appears that the Levites served in rotation from the earliest times; but, from their great numbers, it was only at infrequent intervals they could be called into actual service. Should any Levite, however, under the influence of eminent piety, resolve to devote himself wholly and continually to the sacred duties of the sanctuary, he was allowed to realize his ardent wishes; and as he was…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 18:6

• Levites
• Liberality

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Levite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Levi, Levite
• Consulter
• Midst
• Raise
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings