Deuteronomy 18:1

The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priests	לַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים la.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֜ם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
tribe	שֵׁ֧בֶט She.vet	H7626	a scion · noun, common masculine singular construct
Levi	לֵוִ֛י le.Vi	H3878	Levi · proper noun, a man's name
part	חֵ֥לֶק Che.lek	H2506	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
inheritance	וְנַחֲלָ֖ה ve.na.cha.Lah	H5159	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
eat	יֹאכֵלֽוּן yo.khe.Lun	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
offerings	אִשֵּׁ֧י 'i.Shei	H801	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
fire	אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh	H801	properly
inheritance	וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ ve.na.cha.la.To	H5159	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Numbers 18:8-9 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children…
Deuteronomy 10:9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers w…
Deuteronomy 12:19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
Numbers 18:20 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and…
Numbers 26:62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among…
Joshua 13:14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he sai…
Joshua 13:33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:1-8

Magistracy and ministry are two divine institutions of admirable use for the support and advancement of the kingdom of God among men. Laws concerning the former we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, directions are in this given concerning the latter. Land-marks are here set between the estates of the priests and those of the people. I. Care is taken that the priests entangle not themselves with the affairs of this life, nor enrich themselves with the wealth of this world; they have better things to mind. They shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel, that is, no share either in the spoils taken in war or in the land that was to be divided by lot, Deu 18:1. Their warfare and hus…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 18:1

The priests, the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel,.... That is, in the land of Canaan, in the division of it among the tribes: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance; the meat offerings, see Leviticus 2:2, and whatsoever of the sin offerings and peace offerings which were the Lord's; so Ben Melech says, the flesh of the offerings which belonged to the priests was called fire offerings, after part of it was consumed by fire. All these, with other things, Numbers 18:8, were given, as the Targum of Jonathan expresses it, for their inheritance, in lieu of their having none in the land of Canaan.

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 18:1-8

Deuteronomy 18:1-8 1. The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. 1. Non erit sacerdotibus Levitis: et toti tribui Levi portio et haereditas cum reliquo Israele, oblationes ignitas Jehovah, et haereditatem ejus comedent. 2. Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 2. Et haereditas non erit illi in medio fratrum suorum, Jehova est haereditas ejus, quemadmodum dixit illi. 3. And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or…

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Dictionary and topics

Levite — A descendant of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:25; Lev. 25:32; Num. 35:2; Josh. 21:3, 41). This name is, however, generally used as the title of that portion of the tribe which was set apart for the…
Levites, The · Had a part of their offerings — Had a part of their offerings
Liberality · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Priests · Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance — Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 18:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:1-8

John Gill on Deuteronomy 18:1

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 18:1-8

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Deuteronomy 18:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:1-8

John Gill on Deuteronomy 18:1

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 18:1-8

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 18:1

Rashi on Deuteronomy 18:1