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The Inheritance of the Levites

18 The priests, who are Levites, as well as the whole tribe of Levi, will not have any allotted inheritance with Israel. They will eat from the offerings made to the Lord by fire,[a] which is their inheritance.

So they will not have an inheritance among their brothers. The Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.

This then will be the prescribed allotment for the priests from the people who offer sacrifices, whether an ox or a sheep: They are to give to the priests the shoulder, both cheeks, and the stomach.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 18:1 Or from the food offerings