Parallel Verses
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 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.
Amplified
They shall have
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.
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
Cheleq
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 18:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
7 and serves in the name of the Lord his God like his fellow Levites who stand there before the Lord. 8 He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family's inheritance. 9 When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.
Cross References
Nehemiah 12:44
On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, first fruits, and tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions prescribed by the law for the priests and the Levites, for the people of Judah took delight in the priests and Levites who were ministering.
Nehemiah 12:47
So in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all Israel was contributing the portions for the singers and gatekeepers, according to the daily need. They also set aside the portion for the Levites, and the Levites set aside the portion for the descendants of Aaron.
2 Chronicles 31:4
He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient to the law of the Lord.
Leviticus 7:8-9
"'As for the priest who presents someone's burnt offering, the hide of that burnt offering which he presented belongs to him.
Leviticus 7:14
He must present one of each kind of grain offering as a contribution offering to the Lord; it belongs to the priest who splashes the blood of the peace offering.
Luke 10:7
Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.
1 Corinthians 9:7-14
Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk?
1 Timothy 5:17-18
Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.