Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose, New Living Translation “Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the LORD chooses for worship. English Standard Version “And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel, where he lives—and he may come when he desires—to the place that the LORD will choose, Berean Standard Bible Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose, King James Bible And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; New King James Version “So if a Levite comes from any of your gates, from where he dwells among all Israel, and comes with all the desire of his mind to the place which the LORD chooses, New American Standard Bible “Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and he comes whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses, NASB 1995 “Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses, NASB 1977 “Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses, Legacy Standard Bible “Now if a Levite comes from any of your gates of the towns throughout Israel where he sojourns and comes whenever he desires to the place which Yahweh chooses, Amplified Bible “Now if a Levite comes from any of your cities throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he wishes to [the sanctuary] the place which the LORD chooses; Christian Standard Bible When a Levite leaves one of your towns in Israel where he was staying and wants to go to the place the LORD chooses, Holman Christian Standard Bible When a Levite leaves one of your towns where he lives in Israel and wants to go to the place the LORD chooses, American Standard Version And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose; Contemporary English Version Any Levite can leave his hometown, and go to the place where the LORD chooses to be worshiped, English Revised Version And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which the LORD shall choose; GOD'S WORD® Translation A Levite from any of your cities in Israel may come from where he has been living to the place the LORD will choose. He may come as often as he wants Good News Translation "Any Levite who wants to may come from any town in Israel to the one place of worship International Standard Version "Any descendant of Levi who wishes to do so may come from any city or part of Israel where he resides to the place that the LORD will choose. Majority Standard Bible Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose, NET Bible Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the LORD chooses New Heart English Bible If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he lives as a foreigner, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD shall choose; Webster's Bible Translation And if a Levite shall come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind to the place which the LORD shall choose; World English Bible If 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 Yahweh shall choose, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd when the Levite comes from one of your cities, out of all Israel where he has sojourned, and has come with all the desire of his soul to the place which YHWH chooses, Young's Literal Translation 'And when the Levite cometh from one of thy cities out of all Israel, where he hath sojourned, and hath come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah doth choose, Smith's Literal Translation And when the Levite shall come from one of thy gates from all Israel where he sojourned there, and he came with all the desire of his soul to the place which Jehovah shall choose: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf a Levite go out of any one of the cities throughout all Israel, in which he dwelleth, and have a longing mind to come to the place which the Lord shall choose, Catholic Public Domain Version If a Levite departs from one of the cities, throughout all of Israel, in which he lives, and if he wills and desires to go to the place which the Lord will choose, New American Bible When a Levite goes from one of your communities anywhere in Israel in which he has been residing, to visit, as his heart may desire, the place which the LORD will choose, New Revised Standard Version If a Levite leaves any of your towns, from wherever he has been residing in Israel, and comes to the place that the LORD will choose (and he may come whenever he wishes), Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if a Levite come from any of the towns of your brethren out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD shall choose; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if a Levite will come, one of your brethren of all Israel from where he dwells, he will come with all the desire of his soul to the place that LORD JEHOVAH has chosen; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which the LORD shall choose; Brenton Septuagint Translation And if a Levite come from one of the cities of all the children of Israel, where he himself dwells, accordingly as his mind desires, to the place which he shall have chosen, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Provision for Priests and Levites…5For 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. 6Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose, 7then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.… Cross References Numbers 18:20-24 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ... Joshua 13:14 To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them. 1 Samuel 2:36 And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’” 2 Chronicles 31:4-5 Moreover, 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. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. Nehemiah 12:44-47 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ... Ezekiel 44:28-30 In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. / They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes. Leviticus 7:7-8 The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it. / As for the priest who presents a burnt offering for anyone, the hide of that offering belongs to him. 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. Hebrews 7:5 Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. Matthew 10:10 Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. Luke 10:7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.” Numbers 18:8-9 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute. / A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. 2 Kings 23:9 Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests. Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. Treasury of Scripture And if a Levite come from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind to the place which the LORD shall choose; come Numbers 35:2,3 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them… and come with Psalm 26:8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Psalm 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. Psalm 63:1,2 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; … unto the place Jump to Previous Anywhere Choose Chooses Cities Desire Desires Israel Levite Marked Mind Moved Moves Resides Sojourned Sojourneth Soul Strong Throughout Towns WheneverJump to Next Anywhere Choose Chooses Cities Desire Desires Israel Levite Marked Mind Moved Moves Resides Sojourned Sojourneth Soul Strong Throughout Towns WheneverDeuteronomy 18 1. The LORD is the priests and Levites' inheritance3. The priests' due 6. The Levites' portion 9. The abominations of the nations are to be avoided 15. Christ the Prophet is to be heard 20. The presumptuous prophet is to die Now if a Levite comes The Levites were a distinct tribe set apart for religious duties in Israel. The Hebrew root for "Levite" is לֵוִי (Levi), which means "joined" or "attached." This reflects their role in being joined to God’s service, distinct from the other tribes who were given land. Historically, the Levites were scattered among the tribes to teach the law and maintain the spiritual health of the nation. This phrase indicates the mobility and freedom of the Levites to serve where needed, emphasizing their dedication to God over territorial inheritance. from any of your gates from where he lives among all the Israelites and comes whenever he desires to the place the LORD will choose Persons / Places / Events 1. LeviteA member of the tribe of Levi, set apart for religious duties and service in the tabernacle and later the temple. The Levites were not given a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but were instead supported by the tithes and offerings of the people. 2. Gates in all Israel Refers to the various cities and towns throughout the land of Israel. The "gates" were often the center of community life and governance. 3. The place the LORD will choose This phrase refers to the central place of worship that God would designate, which eventually became Jerusalem, where the temple was built. Teaching Points The Role of the LevitesThe Levites were set apart for service to God, reminding us of the importance of dedicating our lives to His service, regardless of our specific calling or vocation. God's Chosen Place Just as God chose a specific place for worship, we are reminded of the importance of gathering together in community to worship God, whether in a church building or other designated place. Willingness to Serve The Levite's willingness to go to the place the LORD chooses whenever he desires highlights the importance of being ready and willing to serve God wherever He calls us. Dependence on God The Levites' dependence on the offerings of the people teaches us about trusting God for provision and the importance of supporting those who minister in His name.(6-8) And if a Levite come.--The Levites with the priests were to receive forty-eight cities in Israel, with the suburbs (Numbers 35:7). There was as yet no provision made by which all could serve in turn at the tabernacle. When David divided them all into courses, priests, Levites, singers (and porters?) alike, there was no longer any need for this provision. The institutions of David prove its antiquity. The only case in history that illustrates it is that of the child Samuel. His father, Elkanah, was a descendant of Korah. He dwelt in Mount Ephraim, and came up to Shiloh year by year. But Samuel was dedicated by his mother to perpetual service there, and as long as the tabernacle continued in Shiloh, the child Samuel "ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest"--not as a priest, but as a Levite in attendance upon the priests.Verses 6-8. - Only a portion of the Levites were engaged in the service of the sanctuary; the rest lived in their towns throughout the country. It might happen, however, that a Levite, moved by pious feeling, would come to the place of the sanctuary to worship there; and it is prescribed that such a one should fare as his brethren the Levites engaged in the service of the sanctuary fared; he should minister along with them, and share with them in the gifts of the worshippers; and this in addition to any private means he might have from the sale of his patrimony. Where he sojourned. The Levite, though not homeless, was regarded as only a sojourner in the land, inasmuch as the tribe had no inheritance (נַחֲלָח) there. They shall have like portions to eat; literally, they shall eat portion as portion, i.e. share and share alike. That which cometh of the sale of his patrimony; literally, his price upon [the house] of [his] fathers, i.e. the produce of the sale effected on the house he inherited from his ancestry (cf. Leviticus 25:33). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now ifוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a Levite הַלֵּוִ֜י (hal·lê·wî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi moves יָבֹ֨א (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go from any מֵאַחַ֤ד (mê·’a·ḥaḏ) Preposition-m | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first town שְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙ (šə·‘ā·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of residence גָּ֣ר (gār) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility throughout שָׁ֑ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and comes וּבָא֙ (ū·ḇā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every earnestness אַוַּ֣ת (’aw·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 185: Longing to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the place הַמָּק֖וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will choose, יִבְחַ֥ר (yiḇ·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select Links Deuteronomy 18:6 NIVDeuteronomy 18:6 NLT Deuteronomy 18:6 ESV Deuteronomy 18:6 NASB Deuteronomy 18:6 KJV Deuteronomy 18:6 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 18:6 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 18:6 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 18:6 French Bible Deuteronomy 18:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 18:6 If a Levite comes from any (Deut. 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