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Deuteronomy 18:4-6
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4 You must give them the best of your[a] grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks. 5 For the Lord your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand[b] and serve in his name[c] permanently. 6 Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will[d] from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living,[e] to the place the Lord chooses

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  1. Deuteronomy 18:4 tn Heb “the firstfruits of your…” (so NIV).
  2. Deuteronomy 18:5 tc Smr and some Greek texts add “before the Lord your God” to bring the language into line with a formula found elsewhere (Deut 10:8; 2 Chr 29:11). This reading is not likely to be original, however.
  3. Deuteronomy 18:5 tn Heb “the name of the Lord.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
  4. Deuteronomy 18:6 tn Heb “according to all the desire of his soul.”
  5. Deuteronomy 18:6 tn Or “sojourning.” The verb used here refers to living temporarily in a place, not settling down.
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