After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.
Deuteronomy 18:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Although Levi has no inheritance among his brothers, the Lord is his inheritance, as he promised him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as He promised them. American Standard Version (1901) And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them. Common English Bible but they won’t share an inheritance with their fellow Israelites. The LORD alone is the Levites’ inheritance—just as God promised them. Catholic Public Domain Version And they shall receive nothing else from the possession of their brothers. For the Lord himself is their inheritance, just as he said to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they shall receive nothing else of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them. |
After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.
But you will be called the Lord’s priests; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches.
I say, ‘The Lord is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.’
‘This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
The Lord told Aaron, ‘You will not have an inheritance in their land; there will be no portion among them for you. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
But you and your sons will carry out your priestly responsibilities for everything concerning the altar and for what is inside the curtain, and you will do that work. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but an unauthorised person who comes near the sanctuary will be put to death.’
For this reason, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance like his brothers; the Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God told him.
He did not, however, give any inheritance to the tribe of Levi. This was their inheritance, just as he had promised: the food offerings made to the Lord, the God of Israel.
you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
But you are a chosen race, ,, a royal priesthood, , a holy nation, , a people for his possession, , so that you may proclaim the praises ,, of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.