Deuteronomy 18:2

In 11 translations

BSB

Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

KJV

Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

WEB

They shall have no inheritance among their brothers. Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

ASV

And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.

LSV

and he has no inheritance in the midst of his brothers; YHWH Himself [is] his inheritance, as He has spoken to him.

YLT

and he hath no inheritance in the midst of his brethren; Jehovah Himself [is] his inheritance, as He hath spoken to him.

DBY

but they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah, he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

DRC

And they shall receive nothing else. of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.

GNV

Therefore shall they haue no inheritance among their brethren: for the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath sayd vnto them.

JPS

And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the LORD is their inheritance, as He hath spoken unto them.

LXXE

And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord himself is his portion, as he said to him.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְנַחֲלָ֥ה לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֖וֹ בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֶחָ֑יו יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Κλῆρος δὲ οὐκ ἔσται αὐτοῖς ἐν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτῶν· Κύριος αὐτὸς κλῆρος αὐτοῦ, καθότι εἶπεν αὐτῷ.

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• Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
• Psalms 73:24–26You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion…
• Isaiah 61:6But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.
• 1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
• Revelation 1:5–6and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, who has made us to be a kingdom,…
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
• Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
• Psalms 119:57The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

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