Parallel Verses
Amplified
They shall have
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
Holman Bible
They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate.
International Standard Version
he may eat the same share as they do regardless of what he receives from his ancestral estate."
A Conservative Version
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.
American Standard Version
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
Bible in Basic English
His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his property.
Darby Translation
they shall have like portions to eat, besides that which he hath sold of his patrimony.
Julia Smith Translation
Portion according to portion shall they eat, besides his sellings according to the fathers.
King James 2000
They shall have equal portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his family possessions.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They shall eat {equal portions}, apart from what he may receive from the sale of his patrimony.
Modern King James verseion
They shall have the same portions to eat, besides that of the sales of the inheritance from his father.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh to him of the patrimony of his elders.
NET Bible
He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family's inheritance.
New Heart English Bible
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.
The Emphasized Bible
Portion for portion, shall they eat, - apart from his possessions upon his patrimony.
Webster
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
World English Bible
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.
Youngs Literal Translation
portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 18:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
7
then he shall serve in the name of the Lord his God, like all his fellow Levites who
Cross References
Nehemiah 12:44
On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions required by the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who served.
Nehemiah 12:47
So in the days of Zerubbabel and [later of] Nehemiah, all Israel would give the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart the consecrated portion for the Levites, and the Levites set apart the consecrated portion for the sons of Aaron [the priests].
2 Chronicles 31:4
He also told (ordered) the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion that was due to the priests and Levites, so that they might [be free to] devote themselves to the Law of the Lord.
Leviticus 7:8-9
The priest who presents any man’s burnt offering shall have for himself the hide of the burnt offering which he has presented.
Leviticus 7:14
Of this he shall present one [cake] from each offering as a contribution to the Lord; it shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings.
Luke 10:7
1 Corinthians 9:7-14
[Consider this:] Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?
1 Timothy 5:17-18
The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].