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Provision for the Priests

“A portion of what the people offer in sacrifice, whether cattle or sheep, is to be due the priests. They must set aside the shoulder, jowls, and stomach for the priest. Give them the first gatherings of your grain, wine, and oil, as well as wool from the shearing of your flock. For the Lord your God has chosen them and their descendants[a] from among your tribes to stand and serve in the name of the Lord all their lives.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 18:5 Lit. sons
  2. Deuteronomy 18:5 Lit. days

This is the share due the priests(A) from the people who sacrifice a bull(B) or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.(C) 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,(D) for the Lord your God has chosen them(E) and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister(F) in the Lord’s name always.(G)

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