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Deuteronomy 18:3

Verse 3 of 22. The 18th of 34 chapters in Deuteronomy, in The Law.

1The priests and the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire and his portion.

2They shall have no inheritance among their brothers. The LORD is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

3This shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.

4You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.

5For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the LORD’s name, him and his sons forever.

6If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel where he lives, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD shall choose,

7then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD.

Read Deuteronomy 18

World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.