Deuteronomy 18:8

Translations

Modern

They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.

Traditional

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

Literal

Equal portions they shall have to eat, besides the sale by him of that of the fathers.

Latin

Partem ciborum eamdem accipiet, quam et ceteri: excepto eo, quod in urbe sua ex paterna ei successione debetur.

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English

They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.

Notes

Deuteronomy 18:8

received money from the sale of his father’s estate: The Levites served full-time at the tabernacle and later at the temple. Even so, they could still own property, such as towns and pastureland (see Numbers 35:1–8).

The Levites were to receive support from the regular offerings that God set apart for them. They did not have to give up their own property in order to serve.

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And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
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