After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. [84] God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you. And I will give you a great reward.”
Deuteronomy 18:2 - Easy To Read Version Those Levites [113] will not get any share of land like the other family groups. The Levites’ share is the Lord himself, just like the Lord said to them. 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 all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. [84] God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you. And I will give you a great reward.”
No, my share and my cup\par come only from the Lord.\par Lord, you support me.\par You give me my share.\par
The Lord is our protector and glorious king. {\cf2\super [491]} \par God blesses us with kindness and glory.\par The Lord gives every good thing\par to people who follow and obey him.\par
You will be called, ‘The Lord’s Priests,’ ‘The Servants of our God.’ You will have the riches that come from all the nations on earth. And you will be proud you have it.
I say to myself,\par “The Lord is my God,\par and I trust him.” {\cf2\super [23]} \par
“About the land that will belong to the Levites: I am their property. You won’t give the Levites any property (land) in Israel. I am their share in Israel.
The Lord also said to Aaron, “You will not get any of the land. And you will not own anything that the other people own. I, the Lord, will be yours. The Israelite people will get the land that I promised. But I am my gift to you.
But, Aaron, only you and your sons may serve as priests. You are the only ones that can go near the altar. You are the only ones that can go inside the curtain {into the Most Holy Place}. I am giving you a gift—your service as a priest. Anyone else that comes near {my} holy place must be killed.”
That is why the Levites [59] did not get any share of land like the other family groups did. The Levites have the Lord for their share. That is what the Lord your God promised them.)
The family group of Levi is the only family group that did not get any land. Instead, the people of Levi get all the animals that are offered made by fire to the Lord God of Israel. That is what the Lord promised them.
You also are like living stones. God is using you to build a spiritual temple. {\cf2\super [14]} You are to serve God in that temple as holy {\cf2\super [15]} priests. You are to give spiritual sacrifices {\cf2\super [16]} to God that he will accept because of Jesus Christ.
But you are chosen people. You are the King’s priests. You are a holy {\cf2\super [20]} nation of people. You are people who belong to God. God chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He called (brought) you out of darkness (sin) into his wonderful light.