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Deuteronomy 12:19

and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

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ASV

Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest in thy land.

KJV

Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.mertake heedH8104 →
לְךָ֔le.Khato yourself
פֶּֽן־pen-lestH6435 →
תַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.Zoyou should neglectH5800 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.Vithe LeviteH3881 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khadays yourH3117 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'ad.ma.Te.khaland yourH127 →

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Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.2 Chronicles 31:4–21Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.Deuteronomy 12:12And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.Nehemiah 10:34–39We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.Deuteronomy 18:1The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.2 Chronicles 11:13–14Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.Deuteronomy 14:27–29And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.1 Corinthians 9:10–14Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.Nehemiah 13:10I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.Joshua 13:14To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.Deuteronomy 12:1These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.Numbers 31:29Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.Deuteronomy 12:18Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,Ezekiel 48:13Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.Genesis 47:22However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.

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