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Provision for Priests and Levites
The priests, the Levites, [and] the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: Jehovah's offerings by fire, and his inheritance shall they eat,
The priests, the Levites, [and] the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: Jehovah's offerings by fire, and his inheritance shall they eat,
Gifts for the Priests and Levites
“Remember that the Levitical priests — that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi — will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the LORD, for that is their share.
“Remember that the Levitical priests — that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi — will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the LORD, for that is their share.
but they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah, he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The LORD himself is their special possession, just as he promised them.
And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that sacrifice a sacrifice, whether ox, or sheep: they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the jawbones, and the maw.
“These are the parts the priests may claim as their share from the cattle, sheep, and goats that the people bring as offerings: the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach.
The firstfruits [also] of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstfruits of the shearing of thy sheep, shalt thou give him;
You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.
for Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, that he may stand to serve in the name of Jehovah, he and his sons continually.
For the LORD your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the LORD’s name forever.
And if the Levite shall come from one of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and shall come according to all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah will choose,
“Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the LORD chooses for worship.
and shall serve in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites that stand there before Jehovah,
He may minister there in the name of the LORD his God, just like all his fellow Levites who are serving the LORD there.
they shall have like portions to eat, besides that which he hath sold of his patrimony.
He may eat his share of the sacrifices and offerings, even if he also receives support from his family.
Sorcery Forbidden
When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.
When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.
A Call to Holy Living
“When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there.
There shall not be found among you he that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, that useth divination, that useth auguries, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
or a charmer, or one that inquireth of a spirit of Python, or a soothsayer, or one that consulteth the dead.
or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead.
For every one that doeth these things is an abomination to Jehovah, and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth dispossess them from before thee.
Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the LORD your God will drive them out ahead of you.
Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God.
But you must be blameless before the LORD your God.
For these nations, which thou shalt dispossess, hearkened unto those that use auguries, and that use divination; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee [to do] so.
The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the LORD your God forbids you to do such things.”
A New Prophet
Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him shall ye hearken;
Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him shall ye hearken;
True and False Prophets
Moses continued, “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
“Then the LORD said to me, ‘What they have said is right.
A prophet will I raise up unto them from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything I command him.
And it shall come to pass that the man who hearkeneth not unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf.
But the prophet who shall presume to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.
But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.’
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word that Jehovah hath not spoken?
“But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the LORD?’
When a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing followeth not, nor cometh to pass, that is the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: be not afraid of him.
If the prophet speaks in the LORD’s name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the LORD did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared.