Deuteronomy 18:5
in Deuteronomy 18For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.
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ASV
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.
KJV
For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 18
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice
on Deuteronomy 18:3-5
Leviticus 7:31-34 had given the priest the breast and the thigh of the peace offerings. Albert Barnes reads “the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach” as head, body and legs, so a portion of the whole animal reaches the priest.
This site's exposition
has chosen Levi and his sons
The charge to stand and minister in the LORD's name repeats 10:8. Albert Barnes calls the Levites God's portion of Israel's people, and it was fitting that they live on his portion of its goods.
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The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| ב֗וֹ | vo | <in> <the> him | ||
| בָּחַ֛ר | bachar | he has chosen | H977 → | 171 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ | shevateikha | tribes your | H7626 → | 190 times |
| לַעֲמֹ֨ד | laamod | to stand | H5975 → | 521 times |
| לְשָׁרֵ֧ת | lesharet | to serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| בְּשֵׁם־ | beshem- | in [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וּבָנָ֖יו | uvanav | and descendants his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַיָּמִֽים׃ ס | haiyamim | the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
ב֗וֹ<in> <the> him
vo
בָּחַ֛רhe has chosen
bacharH977 →171 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
מִכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָtribes your
shevateikhaH7626 →190 times
לַעֲמֹ֨דto stand
laamodH5975 →521 times
לְשָׁרֵ֧תto serve
lesharetH8334 →97 times
בְּשֵׁם־in [the] name of
beshem-H8034 →864 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
ה֥וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וּבָנָ֖יוand descendants his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַיָּמִֽים׃ סthe days
haiyamimH3117 →2304 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 21:5
And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…
- Numbers 6:23–26
“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
- Numbers 3:6
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
- Numbers 4:15
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
- John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- Deuteronomy 21:5
Through
Numbers 3:10So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
it leads to
- Numbers 1:51
Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must…
- Numbers 3:38
Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service…
- Numbers 1:51
Through
Deuteronomy 17:12But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 13:5
Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the…
- Deuteronomy 13:5
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
