Deuteronomy 18:5

Deuteronomy 18:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For 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.
• New International Version (NIV)for the Lord your God has chosen them and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the Lord’s name always.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for all time.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons forever.

Context of Deuteronomy 18:5

3So this will be the share due to the kohanim from the people—from those who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or sheep, they are to give the kohen the shoulder, two cheeks, and the stomach. 4The firstfruits of your grain, of your new wine, of your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep, you are to give him. For Adonai your God has chosen him from all your tribes to stand and serve in the Name of Adonai—him and his sons forever. 6“Suppose a Levite comes from one of your towns, wherever he is living in all of Israel, and he comes whenever his soul desires to the place Adonai chooses, 7and serves in the Name of Adonai his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before Adonai.

Deuteronomy 18:5 word by word

כִּ֣י ב֗וֹ בָּחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִכָּל־שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ לַעֲמֹ֨ד לְשָׁרֵ֧ת בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֛ה ה֥וּא וּבָנָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hath chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• him out of all thy tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• to standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• to ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• him and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• for everיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:5

• Deuteronomy 10:8At that time Adonai set the tribe of Levi apart to carry the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai, to stand before Adonai to serve Him and to pronounce blessings in His Name—as is the case to this day.
• Deuteronomy 17:12The man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the kohen who stands to serve there before Adonai your God, or to the judge, that man must die. So you are to purge the evil from Israel.
• Exodus 28:1“Bring your brother Aaron near with his sons from among Bnei-Yisrael, so that they may minister to Me as kohanim—Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
• Numbers 3:10You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to maintain the priesthood; any commoner who approaches must be executed.”
• Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his following saying, “In the morning Adonai will reveal who is His and who is holy. The one whom He will let come near to Him will be the one He chooses to come near to Him.
• Numbers 17:5It will come about that the staff of the man I choose will sprout. I will then rid Myself of the grumblings of Bnei-Yisrael, who are grumbling against you.”
• Numbers 25:13It will be for him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood—because he was zealous for his God and atoned for Bnei-Yisrael.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:5

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81. The priests the Levites ... shall eat the offerings--As the tribe of Levi had no inheritance allotted them like the other tribes but were wholly consecrated to the priestly office, their maintenance was to arise from tithes, first-fruits, and certain portions of the oblations presented on the altar, which God having by express appointment reserved to Himself made over, after being offered, to His ministers.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 18:5

• First Fruits
• Levites
• Liberality
• Priest

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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