Deuteronomy 18:1
ContextNETBible | The Levitical priests 1 – indeed, the entire tribe of Levi – will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the Lord and of his inheritance. 2 |
XREF | Nu 18:8,9; Nu 18:20; Nu 26:62; De 10:9; De 12:19; Jos 13:14; Jos 13:33; Jos 18:7; 1Co 9:13,14; 1Pe 5:2-4 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The MT places the terms “priests” and “Levites” in apposition, thus creating an epexegetical construction in which the second term qualifies the first, i.e., “Levitical priests.” This is a way of asserting their legitimacy as true priests. The Syriac renders “to the priest and to the Levite,” making a distinction between the two, but one that is out of place here. 2 sn Of his inheritance. This is a figurative way of speaking of the produce of the land the |