Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the LORD is their inheritance, as the LORD your God told them.) New Living Translation That is why the Levites have no share of property or possession of land among the other Israelite tribes. The LORD himself is their special possession, as the LORD your God told them.) English Standard Version Therefore Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers. The LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God said to him.) Berean Standard Bible That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him. King James Bible Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. New King James Version Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.) New American Standard Bible Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God spoke to him.) NASB 1995 Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God spoke to him.) NASB 1977 Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God spoke to him.) Legacy Standard Bible Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers; Yahweh is his inheritance, just as Yahweh your God spoke to him.) Amplified Bible Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance [of tribal land] with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God has promised him.) Christian Standard Bible For this reason, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance like his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God told him. Holman Christian Standard Bible For this reason, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance like his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God told him.” American Standard Version Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah is his inheritance, according as Jehovah thy God spake unto him.) Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of this there was no division or inheritance for Levi with his brothers, for LORD JEHOVAH is his inheritance, as LORD JEHOVAH your God said to him. Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore the Levites have no part nor inheritance among their brethren; the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he said to them. Contemporary English Version The LORD promised that he would always provide for the tribe of Levi, and that's why he won't give them any land, when he divides it among the other tribes. Douay-Rheims Bible Wherefore Levi hath no part nor possession with his brethren: because the Lord himself is his possession, as the Lord thy God promised him. English Revised Version Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God spake unto him.) GOD'S WORD® Translation This is why the tribe of Levi has no land of their own as the other tribes have. The LORD your God is their only possession, as he promised them. Good News Translation That is why the tribe of Levi received no land as the other tribes did; what they received was the privilege of being the LORD's priests, as the LORD your God promised.) International Standard Version That is why the descendants of Levi do not have a portion and an inheritance among their relatives. As for the LORD, he is their inheritance, just as the LORD your God told them. JPS Tanakh 1917 Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God spoke unto him.-- Literal Standard Version therefore there has not been a portion and inheritance for Levi with his brothers; YHWH Himself [is] his inheritance, as your God YHWH has spoken to him. Majority Standard Bible That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him. New American Bible For this reason, Levi has no hereditary portion with his relatives; the LORD himself is his portion, as the LORD, your God, promised him. NET Bible Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance just as the LORD your God told him. New Revised Standard Version Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance with his kindred; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.) New Heart English Bible Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD your God spoke to him.) Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. World English Bible Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brothers; Yahweh is his inheritance, according as Yahweh your God spoke to him.) Young's Literal Translation therefore there hath not been to Levi a portion and inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah Himself is his inheritance, as Jehovah thy God hath spoken to him. Additional Translations ... Context The New Tablets of Stone…8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day. 9That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him. 10I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, like the first time, and that time the LORD again listened to me and agreed not to destroy you.… Cross References Acts 8:21 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Numbers 18:20 Then the LORD said to Aaron, "You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. Numbers 18:24 For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites." Deuteronomy 12:12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God--you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. Deuteronomy 14:27 And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. Deuteronomy 14:29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands. Deuteronomy 18:1 The Levitical priests--indeed the whole tribe of Levi--shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance. Treasury of Scripture Why Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD your God promised him. Deuteronomy 18:1,2 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance… Numbers 18:20-24 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel… Numbers 26:62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. Jump to Previous Heritage Inheritance Levi Part Portion Promised Share WhereforeJump to Next Heritage Inheritance Levi Part Portion Promised Share WhereforeDeuteronomy 10 1. God's mercy in restoring the two tablets6. in continuing the priesthood 8. in separating the tribe of Levi 10. in hearkening unto Moses' plea for his people 12. An exhortation to obedience (9) The Lord is his inheritance.--As He was the inheritance of Aaron, Moses' brother, whom he had recently taken to Himself, and to whose death Moses had just referred.Verse 9. - (Cf. Numbers 18:20-24.) Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew That is whyעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Levi לְלֵוִ֛י (lə·lê·wî) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi has הָיָ֧ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no portion חֵ֥לֶק (ḥê·leq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2506: Portion, tract, territory or inheritance וְנַחֲלָ֖ה (wə·na·ḥă·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion among עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with his brothers; אֶחָ֑יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is his inheritance, נַחֲלָת֔וֹ (na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative promised him. דִּבֶּ֛ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Links Deuteronomy 10:9 NIVDeuteronomy 10:9 NLT Deuteronomy 10:9 ESV Deuteronomy 10:9 NASB Deuteronomy 10:9 KJV Deuteronomy 10:9 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 10:9 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 10:9 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 10:9 French Bible Deuteronomy 10:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 10:9 Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance (Deut. 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