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Deuteronomy 10:8
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Deuteronomy 10:8
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8 At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord,(A) to stand before the Lord to minister to him, and to bless in his name, as they have done to this day.
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Deuteronomy 17:9-11
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Deuteronomy 17:9-11
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9 to the levitical priests or to the judge who is in office at that time. They shall investigate the case and then announce to you the decision.(A) 10 You shall act according to the decision they announce to you in the place which the Lord will choose, carefully observing everything as they instruct you. 11 You shall carry out the instruction they give you and the judgment they pronounce, without turning aside either to the right or left from the decision they announce to you.
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Deuteronomy 17:9-11
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Deuteronomy 17:9-11
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9 Go to the Levitical(A) priests and to the judge(B) who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.(C) 10 You must act according to the decisions they give you at the place the Lord will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you to do. 11 Act according to whatever they teach you and the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left.(D)
Deuteronomy 18:1-8
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Deuteronomy 18:1-8
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Chapter 18
Priests. 1 The levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no hereditary portion with Israel; they shall eat the fire offerings of the Lord and the portions due to him.(A) 2 They shall have no heritage among their kindred; the Lord himself is their heritage, as he has told them.(B) 3 This shall be the due of the priests from the people: those who are offering a sacrifice, whether an ox or a sheep, shall give the priest the shoulder, the jowls and the stomach. 4 The first fruits of your grain, your wine, and your oil,(C) as well as the first shearing of your flock, you shall also give him. 5 For the Lord, your God, has chosen him out of all your tribes to be in attendance to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his descendants for all time.(D)
6 When a Levite goes from one of your communities anywhere in Israel in which he has been residing, to visit, as his heart may desire, the place which the Lord will choose, 7 and ministers there in the name of the Lord, his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand before the Lord there, 8 he shall receive the same portions to eat, along with his stipends and patrimony.[a]
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- 18:8 His stipends and patrimony: meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Deuteronomy 18:1-8
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Deuteronomy 18:1-8
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Offerings for Priests and Levites
18 The Levitical(A) priests—indeed, the whole tribe of Levi—are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings(B) presented to the Lord, for that is their inheritance.(C) 2 They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance,(D) as he promised them.(E)
3 This is the share due the priests(F) from the people who sacrifice a bull(G) or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.(H) 4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,(I) 5 for the Lord your God has chosen them(J) and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister(K) in the Lord’s name always.(L)
6 If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the Lord will choose,(M) 7 he may minister in the name(N) of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the Lord. 8 He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.(O)
Exodus 30:7-8
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Exodus 30:7-8
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7 On it Aaron shall burn fragrant incense. Morning after morning, when he prepares the lamps, 8 and again in the evening twilight, when he lights the lamps, he shall burn incense. Throughout your generations this shall be the regular incense offering before the Lord.
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Exodus 30:7-8
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Exodus 30:7-8
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7 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense(A) on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.(B)
Leviticus 10:11
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Leviticus 10:11
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11 and you must be able to teach the Israelites all the statutes that the Lord has given them through Moses.
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Leviticus 10:11
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Leviticus 10:11
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11 and so you can teach(A) the Israelites all the decrees the Lord has given them through Moses.(B)”
2 Kings 17:27-28
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2 Kings 17:27-28
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27 The king of Assyria gave the order, “Send back some of the priests you deported, to go there and settle, to teach them the proper worship of the god of the land.” 28 So one of the priests who had been deported from Samaria returned and settled in Bethel, and began to teach them how to venerate the Lord.
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2 Kings 17:27-28
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2 Kings 17:27-28
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27 Then the king of Assyria gave this order: “Have one of the priests you took captive from Samaria go back to live there and teach the people what the god of the land requires.” 28 So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the Lord.
Malachi 2:4-9
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Malachi 2:4-9
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4 You should know that I sent you this commandment
so that my covenant with Levi might endure,
says the Lord of hosts.
5 (A)My covenant with him was the life and peace which I gave him,
and the fear he had for me,
standing in awe of my name.
6 (B)Reliable instruction was in his mouth,
no perversity was found upon his lips;
He walked with me in integrity and uprightness,
and turned many away from evil.
7 (C)For a priest’s lips preserve knowledge,
and instruction is to be sought from his mouth,
because he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
8 But you have turned aside from the way,
and have caused many to stumble by your instruction;
You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,[a]
says the Lord of hosts.
9 I, therefore, have made you contemptible
and base before all the people,
For you do not keep my ways,
but show partiality in your instruction.
Footnotes
- 2:8 The covenant of Levi: not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. The covenant with Phinehas the grandson of Aaron (Nm 25:11–13) and the Blessing of Levi (Dt 33:8–11) may lie in the background.
Malachi 2:4-9
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Malachi 2:4-9
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4 And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi(A) may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 5 “My covenant was with him, a covenant(B) of life and peace,(C) and I gave them to him; this called for reverence(D) and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. 6 True instruction(E) was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked(F) with me in peace(G) and uprightness,(H) and turned many from sin.(I)
7 “For the lips of a priest(J) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(K) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(L) 8 But you have turned from the way(M) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(N) you have violated the covenant(O) with Levi,”(P) says the Lord Almighty. 9 “So I have caused you to be despised(Q) and humiliated(R) before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality(S) in matters of the law.”(T)
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