Then the Lord said to Aaron, “You shall have no allotment in their land, nor shall you have any share among them; I am your share and your possession among the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 14:27 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 As for the Levites resident in your towns, do not neglect them, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you shall not forsake or neglect the Levite [God's minister] in your towns, for he has been given no share or inheritance with you. American Standard Version (1901) And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee. Common English Bible Only make sure not to neglect the Levites who are living in your cities because they don’t have a designated inheritance like you do. Catholic Public Domain Version As for the Levite, who is within your gates, take care that you do not abandon him, for he has no other portion within your possession. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Levite that is within thy gates, beware thou forsake him not, because he hath no other part in thy possession. |
Then the Lord said to Aaron, “You shall have no allotment in their land, nor shall you have any share among them; I am your share and your possession among the Israelites.
Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with their teacher.
Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance with his kindred; the Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God promised him.)
And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you together with your sons and your daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levites who reside in your towns (since they have no allotment or inheritance with you).
the Levites, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work that you undertake.
For whoever does these things is abhorrent to the Lord; it is because of such abhorrent practices that the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching,