He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what may come of the sale of his patrimony. [Jer. 32:6-15.] American Standard Version (1901) They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. Common English Bible he is allowed to eat equal portions, despite the finances he has from his family. Catholic Public Domain Version He shall receive the same portion of food as the rest also receive, besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall receive the same portion of food that the rest do: besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers. |
He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.
On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.
So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for Aaron’s descendants.
‘Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
From the cakes he is to present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the Lord. It will belong to the priest who splatters the blood of the fellowship offering; it is his.
‘Look, I have given the Levites every tenth in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the work of the tent of meeting.
Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don’t move from house to house.
he may serve in the name of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who minister there in the presence of the Lord.