Deuteronomy 18:8

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate.

Hebrew Names Version
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.

King James Version
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

Lexham English Bible
They shall eat equal portions, apart from what he may receive from the sale of his patrimony.

English Standard Version
then he may have equal portions to eat, besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony.

New Century Version
They all will have an equal share of the food. That is separate from what he has received from the sale of family possessions.

New English Translation
He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family's inheritance.

Amplified Bible
"They shall have equal portions to eat, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers' estates.

New American Standard Bible
"They shall eat equal portions, except for what they receive from the sale of their fathers' estates.

Geneva Bible (1587)
They shal haue like portions to eat beside that which commeth of his sale of his patrimonie.

Legacy Standard Bible
They shall eat equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers' estates.

Contemporary English Version
Some Levites may have money from selling family possessions, and others may not. But all Levites serving at the place of worship will receive the same amount of food from the sacrifices and gifts brought by the people.

Complete Jewish Bible
Such a Levi will receive the same share as they do, in addition to what he may receive from selling his inherited ancestral property.

Darby Translation
—they shall have like portions to eat, besides that which he hath sold of his patrimony.

Easy-to-Read Version
And that Levite will get an equal share with the other Levites, in addition to the share his family normally gets.

George Lamsa Translation
They shall have equal portion to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.

Good News Translation
He is to receive the same amount of food as the other priests, and he may keep whatever his family sends him.

Literal Translation
They shall eat portion like portion, except of the sales of what belonged to his father.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the shal he haue like porcion of meate with the other: besydes that which he hath of the solde good of his fathers.

American Standard Version
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

Bible in Basic English
His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his property.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they shall haue lyke portions to eate, beside that which commeth of the sale of his patrimonie.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses.

King James Version (1611)
They shall haue like portions to eate, beside that which commeth of the sale of his patrimonie.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He shall eat an allotted portion, besides the sale of his hereditary property.

English Revised Version
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

Berean Standard Bible
They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father's estate.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He schal take the same part of meetis, `which and othere dekenes schulen take; outakun that that is due to hym in his citee, bi `successioun ethir eritage `of fadir.

Young's Literal Translation
portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers.

Update Bible Version
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

World English Bible
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.

New King James Version
They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his inheritance.

New Living Translation
He may eat his share of the sacrifices and offerings, even if he also receives support from his family.

New Life Bible
They will all eat the same share of food, except what they receive from what is sold of their fathers' lands.

New Revised Standard
They shall have equal portions to eat, even though they have income from the sale of family possessions.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Portion for portion, shall they eat, - apart from his possessions upon his patrimony.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall receive the same portion of food that the rest do: besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers.

Revised Standard Version
They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They shall eat equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers' estates.

Contextual Overview

¹The Levitical priests—that's the entire tribe of Levi—don't get any land-inheritance with the rest of Israel. They get the Fire-Gift-Offerings of God —they will live on that inheritance. But they don't get land-inheritance like the rest of their kinsmen. God is their inheritance. ³This is what the priests get from the people from any offering of an ox or a sheep: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the stomach. You must also give them the firstfruits of your grain, wine, and oil and the first fleece of your sheep, because God , your God, has chosen only them and their children out of all your tribes to be present and serve always in the name of God , your God. ⁶If a Levite moves from any town in Israel—and he is quite free to move wherever he desires—and comes to the place God designates for worship, he may serve there in the name of God along with all his brother Levites who are present and serving in the Presence of God . And he will get an equal share to eat, even though he has money from the sale of his parents' possessions.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

like portions: Leviticus 7:8, Leviticus 7:9, Leviticus 7:14, Nehemiah 12:44, Nehemiah 12:47, Luke 10:7, 1 Corinthians 9:7-14, 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Timothy 5:18

that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony: Heb. his sales by the fathers

Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
But he insisted, wouldn't take no for an answer; and they relented and went home with him. Lot fixed a hot meal for them and they ate.

Judges 13:15
Manoah said to the angel of God, "Please, stay with us a little longer; we'll prepare a meal for you—a young goat."

Nehemiah 12:44
That same day men were appointed to be responsible for the storerooms for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes. They saw to it that the portion directed by The Revelation for the priests and Levites was brought in from the farms connected to the towns. Judah was so appreciative of the priests and Levites and their service; they, along with the singers and security guards, had done everything so well, conducted the worship of their God and the ritual of ceremonial cleansing in a way that would have made David and his son Solomon proud. That's the way it was done in the olden days, the days of David and Asaph, when they had choir directors for singing songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Luke 24:43
Looking for the Living One in a Cemetery At the crack of dawn on Sunday, the women came to the tomb carrying the burial spices they had prepared. They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb, so they walked in. But once inside, they couldn't find the body of the Master Jesus. They were puzzled, wondering what to make of this. Then, out of nowhere it seemed, two men, light cascading over them, stood there. The women were awestruck and bowed down in worship. The men said, "Why are you looking for the Living One in a cemetery? He is not here, but raised up. Remember how he told you when you were still back in Galilee that he had to be handed over to sinners, be killed on a cross, and in three days rise up?" Then they remembered Jesus' words. They left the tomb and broke the news of all this to the Eleven and the rest. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them kept telling these things to the apostles, but the apostles didn't believe a word of it, thought they were making it all up. But Peter jumped to his feet and ran to the tomb. He stooped to look in and saw a few grave clothes, that's all. He walked away puzzled, shaking his head. That same day two of them were walking to the village Emmaus, about seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were deep in conversation, going over all these things that had happened. In the middle of their talk and questions, Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were not able to recognize who he was. He asked, "What's this you're discussing so intently as you walk along?" They just stood there, long-faced, like they had lost their best friend. Then one of them, his name was Cleopas, said, "Are you the only one in Jerusalem who hasn't heard what's happened during the last few days?" He said, "What has happened?" They said, "The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene. He was a man of God, a prophet, dynamic in work and word, blessed by both God and all the people. Then our high priests and leaders betrayed him, got him sentenced to death, and crucified him. And we had our hopes up that he was the One, the One about to deliver Israel. And it is now the third day since it happened. But now some of our women have completely confused us. Early this morning they were at the tomb and couldn't find his body. They came back with the story that they had seen a vision of angels who said he was alive. Some of our friends went off to the tomb to check and found it empty just as the women said, but they didn't see Jesus." Then he said to them, "So thick-headed! So slow-hearted! Why can't you simply believe all that the prophets said? Don't you see that these things had to happen, that the Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?" Then he started at the beginning, with the Books of Moses, and went on through all the Prophets, pointing out everything in the Scriptures that referred to him. They came to the edge of the village where they were headed. He acted as if he were going on but they pressed him: "Stay and have supper with us. It's nearly evening; the day is done." So he went in with them. And here is what happened: He sat down at the table with them. Taking the bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them. At that moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognized him. And then he disappeared. Back and forth they talked. "Didn't we feel on fire as he conversed with us on the road, as he opened up the Scriptures for us?" They didn't waste a minute. They were up and on their way back to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven and their friends gathered together, talking away: "It's really happened! The Master has been raised up—Simon saw him!" Then the two went over everything that happened on the road and how they recognized him when he broke the bread. While they were saying all this, Jesus appeared to them and said, "Peace be with you." They thought they were seeing a ghost and were scared half to death. He continued with them, "Don't be upset, and don't let all these doubting questions take over. Look at my hands; look at my feet—it's really me. Touch me. Look me over from head to toe. A ghost doesn't have muscle and bone like this." As he said this, he showed them his hands and feet. They still couldn't believe what they were seeing. It was too much; it seemed too good to be true. He asked, "Do you have any food here?" They gave him a piece of leftover fish they had cooked. He took it and ate it right before their eyes.

Galatians 5:13
It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don't use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that's how freedom grows. For everything we know about God's Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That's an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?

Revelation 3:20
"Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I'll come right in and sit down to supper with you. Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my Father. That's my gift to the conquerors!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They shall have like portions to eat,.... Equal parts of the sacrifices with the priests that usually ministered there; hence we learn, says Jarchi, that they divided the skins and flesh of the sin offerings; perhaps even such as did not come by virtue of the feast, as the daily sacrifices, and the additions of the sabbath, and the vows, and the freewill offerings:

beside that which cometh by the sale of his patrimony: for though the priests and Levites had no inheritance divided to them in the land, yet they might buy houses and fields, and leave them to their children, and this may be called their patrimony; now it was not reasonable that they should wholly live upon this, or spend what their fathers left them; but, besides the income of that, were to have their part and portion with their brethren in the sacrifices of the sanctuary. But some interpret these words in a different way, as if they had respect to the gifts and oblations in the several wards in which the priests ministered, as they were ordered by their fathers, Eleazar, Ithamar, Samuel, David, and Solomon; so the Targums of Onkelos, Jonathan, and Jarchi. In the times of Eleazar and Ithamar, there were only eight wards or courses, which ministered in their turns, but in the days of David they were divided into twenty four; :-; now the ordering and fixing these in their turns is called a vendition or sale; and these country priests might partake of all sacrifices at the feast, excepting those which belonged to him whose course it was that week.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These verses presuppose that part of the Levites only will be in residence and officiating at the place of the sanctuary, the others of course dwelling at their own homes in the Levitical cities, or “sojourning” elsewhere; compare the marginal references. But if any Levite out of love for the service of the sanctuary chose to resort to it when he might reside in his own home, he was to have his share in the maintenance which was provided for those ministering in the order of their course.

Deuteronomy 18:8

Beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony - The Levites had indeed “no part nor inheritance with Israel,” but they might individually possess property, and in fact often did so (compare 1 Kings 2:26; Jeremiah 32:7; Acts 4:36). The Levite who desired to settle at the place of the sanctuary would probably sell his patrimony when quitting his former home. The text directs that he should, notwithstanding any such private resources, duly enjoy his share of the perquisites provided for the ministers at the sanctuary, and as he was “waiting at the altar” should be “partaker with the altar” 1 Corinthians 9:13.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 18:8. The sale of his patrimony. — So we find that, though the Levites might have no part of the land by lot, yet they were permitted to make purchases of houses, goods, and cattle, yea, of fields also. See the case of Abiathar, 1 Kings 2:26, and of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 32:7-8.