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Deuteronomy 18:1-10

Deuteronomy 18:1-10 NCV

The priests are from the tribe of Levi, and that tribe will not receive a share of the land with the Israelites. They will eat the offerings made to the LORD by fire, which is their share. They will not inherit any of the land like their brothers, but they will inherit the LORD himself, as he has promised them. When you offer a bull or sheep as a sacrifice, you must share with the priests, giving them the shoulder, the cheeks, and the inner organs. Give them the first of your grain, new wine, and oil, as well as the first wool you cut from your sheep. The LORD your God has chosen the priests and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and serve the LORD always. If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he lives and comes to the place the LORD will choose, because he wants to serve the LORD there, he may serve the LORD his God. He will be like his fellow Levites who serve there before the LORD. They all will have an equal share of the food. That is separate from what he has received from the sale of family possessions. When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, don’t learn to do the hateful things the other nations do. Don’t let anyone among you offer a son or daughter as a sacrifice in the fire. Don’t let anyone use magic or witchcraft, or try to explain the meaning of signs.

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