Deuteronomy 18:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They shall eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּ
(yo·che·lu;)
398: to eata prim. root
equalחֵ֥לֶק
(che·lek)
2506: portion, tract, territoryfrom chalaq
portions,כְּחֵ֖לֶק
(ke·che·lek)
2506: portion, tract, territoryfrom chalaq
exceptלְבַ֥ד
(le·vad)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
[what they receive] from the saleמִמְכָּרָ֖יו
(mim·ka·rav)
4465: a sale, warefrom makar
of their fathers'הָאָבֹֽות׃
(ha·'a·vo·vt.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
[estates]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
They shall have like portions
cheleq  (khay'lek)
smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment -- flattery, inheritance, part, partake, portion.
to eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
beside that which cometh of the sale
mimkar  (mim-kawr')
merchandise; abstractly, a selling -- ought, (that which cometh of) sale, that which...sold, ware.
of his patrimony
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They shall eat equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers' estates.

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

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

International Standard Version
he may eat the same share as they do regardless of what he receives from his ancestral estate."

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If he does, he'll get the same amount of food as they do, in addition to what he gets from selling his family's goods.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall have equal portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his family possessions.
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