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he must be allowed to serve in the name of the Eternal his God, like all of the other Levites who are already serving there in the Eternal’s presence. He must be given an equal share of the contributions to eat, apart from anything he earns for performing priestly services.[a]

When you’ve settled in the land the Eternal your God is giving you, don’t imitate the horrible practices of the other nations.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:8 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain; also translated “father’s estate.”

he may minister in the name(A) of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the Lord. He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.(B)

Occult Practices

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate(C) the detestable ways(D) of the nations there.

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