Deuteronomy 18:1-7 ▼

1 “The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall not have a portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the LORD’S offerings by fire and His property.

2 They shall not have an inheritance among their countrymen; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

3 “Now this shall be the priests’ portion from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, either an ox or a sheep: they shall give the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the stomach.

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

5 For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to stand to serve in the name of the LORD always.

6 “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,

7 then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.