Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
See that you do not give up caring for the Levite as long as you are living in your land.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
Holman Bible
and be careful not to neglect the Levite, as long as you live in your land.
International Standard Version
Be careful not to forget the descendant of Levi while you live in the land.
A Conservative Version
Take heed to thyself that thou not forsake the Levite as long as thou live in thy land.
American Standard Version
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest in thy land.
Amplified
Be careful that you do not neglect the Levite [who serves God]
Darby Translation
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite all the days thou shalt be in thy land.
Julia Smith Translation
Watch to thyself lest thou, shalt forsake the Levite all thy days upon the earth.
King James 2000
Take heed to yourself that you forsake not the Levite as long as you live upon the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Take care} so that you do not neglect the Levite all [of] your days on your land.
Modern King James verseion
Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live on the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And beware that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
NET Bible
Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.
New Heart English Bible
Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
The Emphasized Bible
Take heed to thyself, lest thou forsake the Levite, - all thy days upon thy soil.
Webster
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
World English Bible
Take heed to yourself that you don't forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
Youngs Literal Translation
take heed to thee lest thou forsake the Levite all thy days on thy ground.
Interlinear
Shamar
`azab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 12:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
18 But they will be your food before the Lord your God in the place of his selection, where you may make a feast of them, with your son and your daughter, and your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is living with you: and you will have joy before the Lord your God in everything to which you put your hand. 19 See that you do not give up caring for the Levite as long as you are living in your land. 20 When the Lord your God makes wide the limit of your land, as he has said, and you say, I will take flesh for my food, because you have a desire for it; then you may take whatever flesh you have a desire for.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:27-29
And give a thought to the Levite who is living among you, for he has no part or heritage in the land.
2 Chronicles 11:13-14
And the priests and Levites who were in all Israel came together to him from every part of their country.
2 Chronicles 31:4-21
In addition, he gave orders to the people of Jerusalem to give to the priests and Levites that part which was theirs by right, so that they might be strong in keeping the law of the Lord.
Nehemiah 10:34-39
And we, the priests and the Levites and the people, made selection, by the decision of the Lord, of those who were to take the wood offering into the house of God, by families at the regular times, year by year, to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is recorded in the law;
1 Corinthians 9:10-14
Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.