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Deuteronomy 14:27

In 11 translations

BSB
And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
KJV
And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
WEB
You shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
ASV
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
LSV
As for the Levite who [is] within your gates, you do not forsake him, for he has no portion and inheritance with you.
YLT
As to the Levite who [is] within thy gates, thou dost not forsake him, for he hath no portion and inheritance with thee.
DBY
And thou shalt not forsake the Levite that is within thy gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
DRC
And the Levite that is within thy gates, beware thou forsake him not, because he hath no other part in thy possession.
GNV
And the Leuite that is within thy gates, shalt thou not forsake: for he hath neither part nor inheritance with thee.
JPS
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
LXXE
and the Levite that is in thy cities, because he has not a portion or inheritance with thee.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְהַלֵּוִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין ל֛וֹ חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃
LXX-Br
καὶ ὁ Λευίτης ὁ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσί σου, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος μετὰ σοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

  • Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the…
  • Numbers 18:20Then 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.
  • Deuteronomy 12:12And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
  • Deuteronomy 12:18–19Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice…
  • Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.
  • 1 Timothy 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
  • Deuteronomy 18:1–2The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance. Although they have no…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 14:26 in some Bibles
  • Mapping unverified: STEPBible TVTMS has rules for this verse in this edition's tradition that would place it elsewhere, but their tests did not match this edition.

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