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Deuteronomy 12:19

In 11 translations

BSB
and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
KJV
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.as long…: Heb. all thy days
WEB
Be careful that you don’t forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
ASV
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest in thy land.
LSV
take heed to yourself lest you forsake the Levite [for] all your days on your ground.
YLT
take heed to thee lest thou forsake the Levite all thy days on thy ground.
DBY
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite all the days thou shalt be in thy land.
DRC
Take heed thou forsake not the Levite all the time that thou livest in the land.
GNV
Beware, that thou forsake not the Leuite, as long as thou liuest vpon the earth.
JPS
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land.
LXXE
Take heed to thyself that thou do not desert the Levite all the time that thou livest upon the earth.

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Original-language editions

WLC
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־הַלֵּוִ֑י כָּל־יָמֶ֖יךָ עַל־אַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃
LXX-Br
Πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς τὸν Λευίτην πάντα τὸν χρόνον ὅσον ἂ ζῇς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Chronicles 31:4–21Moreover, 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…
  • Nehemiah 10:34–39We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God,…
  • Deuteronomy 14:27–29And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates. Then…
  • 2 Chronicles 11:13–14Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his…
  • 1 Corinthians 9:10–14Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest. If we have sown spiritual seed among…

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