Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 12:12 
Context12:12 You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God, along with your sons, daughters, male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages 1 (since they have no allotment or inheritance with you). 2
Deuteronomy 12:18-19
Context12:18 Only in the presence of the Lord your God may you eat these, in the place he 3 chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites 4 in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the Lord your God in all the output of your labor. 5 12:19 Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.
1 tn Heb “within your gates” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “who belongs to your community.”
2 sn They have no allotment or inheritance with you. See note on the word “inheritance” in Deut 10:9.
3 tn Heb “the
4 tn See note at Deut 12:12.
5 tn Heb “in all the sending forth of your hands.”
