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Deuteronomy 18

Deuteronomy 18

Deuteronomy 18:1 ^
The priests the Levites, [even] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance.
Deuteronomy 18:1 ^
The priests, the Levites, that is, all the tribe of Levi, will have no part or heritage with Israel: their food and their heritage will be the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
Deuteronomy 18:2 ^
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
Deuteronomy 18:2 ^
And they will have no heritage among their countrymen: the Lord is their heritage, as he has said to them.
Deuteronomy 18:3 ^
And this shall be the priests' due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
Deuteronomy 18:3 ^
And this is to be the priests' right: those who make an offering of a sheep or an ox are to give to the priest the top part of the leg and the two sides of the head and the stomach.
Deuteronomy 18:4 ^
The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
Deuteronomy 18:4 ^
And in addition you are to give him the first of your grain and wine and oil, and the first wool cut from your sheep.
Deuteronomy 18:5 ^
For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy 18:5 ^
For he, and his sons after him for ever, have been marked out by the Lord your God from all your tribes, to do the work of priests in the name of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:6 ^
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;
Deuteronomy 18:6 ^
And if a Levite, moved by a strong desire, comes from any town in all Israel where he is living to the place marked out by the Lord;
Deuteronomy 18:7 ^
then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 18:7 ^
Then he will do the work of a priest in the name of the Lord his God, with all his brothers the Levites who are there before the Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:8 ^
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
Deuteronomy 18:8 ^
His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his property.
Deuteronomy 18:9 ^
When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Deuteronomy 18:9 ^
When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations.
Deuteronomy 18:10 ^
There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
Deuteronomy 18:10 ^
Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or anyone using secret arts, or a maker of strange sounds, or a reader of signs, or any wonder-worker,
Deuteronomy 18:11 ^
or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Deuteronomy 18:11 ^
Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.
Deuteronomy 18:12 ^
For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy 18:12 ^
For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.
Deuteronomy 18:13 ^
Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God.
Deuteronomy 18:13 ^
You are to be upright in heart before the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 18:14 ^
For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
Deuteronomy 18:14 ^
For these nations, whose land you are taking, give attention to readers of signs and to those using secret arts: but the Lord your God will not let you do so.
Deuteronomy 18:15 ^
Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Deuteronomy 18:15 ^
The Lord your God will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to him;
Deuteronomy 18:16 ^
according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in 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.
Deuteronomy 18:16 ^
In answer to the request you made to the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the great meeting, when you said, Let not the voice of the Lord my God come to my ears again, and let me not see this great fire any more, or death will overtake me.
Deuteronomy 18:17 ^
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
Deuteronomy 18:17 ^
Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said.
Deuteronomy 18:18 ^
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Deuteronomy 18:18 ^
I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.
Deuteronomy 18:19 ^
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Deuteronomy 18:19 ^
And whoever does not give ear to my words which he will say in my name, will be responsible to me.
Deuteronomy 18:20 ^
But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.
Deuteronomy 18:20 ^
But the prophet who takes it on himself to say words in my name which I have not given him orders to say, or who says anything in the name of other gods, will come to his death.
Deuteronomy 18:21 ^
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?
Deuteronomy 18:21 ^
And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?
Deuteronomy 18:22 ^
when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Deuteronomy 18:22 ^
When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no fear of him.
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