Deuteronomy 18:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ “And when the Lĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel where he is a temporary resident, he may come whenever he desires to [the sanctuary] the place the Lord will choose;

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;

Common English Bible

⁶ Now if a Levite leaves one of your cities or departs from any location in Israel where he’s been living and, because he wants to, comes to the location the LORD selects

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ If a Levite departs from one of the cities, throughout all of Israel, in which he lives, and if he wills and desires to go to the place which the Lord will choose,

Deuteronomy 18:6 Cross References

Psalm 26:8

יהוה, I have loved the abode of Your house, And the place where Your esteem dwells.

Psalm 27:4

One matter I asked of יהוה  – this I seek: To dwell in the House of יהוה  All the days of my life, To see the pleasantness of יהוה, And to inquire in His Hĕ

Psalm 84:10

For a day in Your courts Is better than a thousand days. I have chosen rather to be a doorkeeper In the House of my Elohim, Than to dwell in the tents of the wrong.

Psalm 84:5

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Your Highways are in their heart.

Numbers 35:5

“And you shall measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. And the city is in the middle. This is to them the open land for the cities.

Deuteronomy 12:11

“And it shall be, that unto the place which יהוה  your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell there, there you are to bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to יהוה.

Deuteronomy 12:14

except in the place which יהוה  chooses, in one of your tribes, there you are to offer your burnt offerings, and there you are to do all that I command you.

Deuteronomy 12:5

but seek the place which יהוה  your Elohim chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His Name there, for His Dwelling Place, and there you shall enter.

Deuteronomy 16:2

“And you shall slaughter the Passover to יהוה  your Elohim, from the flock and the herd, in the place where יהוה  chooses to put His Name.

Deuteronomy 18:7

then he shall serve in the Name of יהוה  his Elohim, like all his brothers the Lĕ

1 Timothy 3:1

Trustworthy is the word: If a man longs for the position of an overseer, he desires a good work.

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd the flock of Elohim which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but voluntarily, not out of greed for filthy gain, but eagerly,