Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And the Levite who is within thy gates, thou shall not forsake him, for he has no portion nor inheritance with thee.
New American Standard Bible
Also you shall not neglect
King James Version
And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
Holman Bible
Do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
International Standard Version
"But you must not forget the descendant of Levi in your town because there is no tribal allotment for him as there is for you.
American Standard Version
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
Amplified
Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your [city] gates, for he does not have a share [of land] or an inheritance among you.
Bible in Basic English
And give a thought to the Levite who is living among you, for he has no part or heritage in the land.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not forsake the Levite that is within thy gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
Julia Smith Translation
And the Levite that is in thy gates thou shalt not forsake him; for to him no portion and inheritance with thee.
King James 2000
And the Levite that is within your gates; you shall not forsake him; for he has no part nor inheritance with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [as to] the Levite who [is] in your {towns}, you shall not neglect him, because there is not a plot of ground for him and an inheritance [along] with you.
Modern King James verseion
and the Levite within your gates, you shall not forsake him, for he has no part nor inheritance with you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the Levite that is in thy city. See thou forsake not the Levite, for he hath neither part nor inheritance with thee.
NET Bible
As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.
New Heart English Bible
The Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him; for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
The Emphasized Bible
and, the Levite who is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him, - for he hath neither portion nor inheritance with thee.
Webster
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
World English Bible
The Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him; for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
Youngs Literal Translation
As to the Levite who is within thy gates, thou dost not forsake him, for he hath no portion and inheritance with thee.
Themes
Priest » Benefits of » No part of the land of canaan allowed to
Tithe » A second » Or its value yearly brought to the tabernacle and eaten before the lord
Interlinear
`azab
Cheleq
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 14:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Tenth For The Lord
26 And thou shall bestow the money for whatever thy soul desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul asks of thee. And thou shall eat there before LORD thy God, and thou shall rejoice, t 27 And the Levite who is within thy gates, thou shall not forsake him, for he has no portion nor inheritance with thee. 28 At the end of every three years thou shall bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shall lay it up within thy gates.
Cross References
Numbers 18:20
And LORD said to Aaron, Thou shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall thou have any portion among them. I am thy portion and thine inheritance among the sons of Israel.
Deuteronomy 14:29
And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied, that LORD thy God may bless thee in al
Deuteronomy 12:12
And ye shall rejoice before LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite who is within your gates--inasmuch as he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
Deuteronomy 12:18-19
But thou shall eat them before LORD thy God in the place which LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite who is within thy gates. And thou shall rejoic
Deuteronomy 18:1-2
The priests the Levites, [even] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
Galatians 6:6
But let him who is taught in the word share in all good things with him who teaches.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.