Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land. New Living Translation And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land. English Standard Version Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land. Berean Standard Bible and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land. King James Bible Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. New King James Version Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. New American Standard Bible Be careful that you do not abandon the Levite as long as you live in your land. NASB 1995 “Be careful that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. NASB 1977 “Be careful that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. Legacy Standard Bible Beware lest you forsake the Levite all your days upon your land. Amplified Bible Be careful that you do not neglect the Levite [who serves God] as long as you live in your land. Christian Standard Bible and be careful not to neglect the Levite, as long as you live in your land. Holman Christian Standard Bible and be careful not to neglect the Levite, as long as you live in your land.” American Standard Version Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest in thy land. English Revised Version Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Don't forget to take care of the Levites as long as you live in your land. Good News Translation Be sure, also, not to neglect the Levites, as long as you live in your land. International Standard Version Be careful not to forget the descendant of Levi while you live in the land. Majority Standard Bible and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land. NET Bible Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land. New Heart English Bible Be careful that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. Webster's Bible Translation Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. World English Bible Be careful that you don’t forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiontake heed to yourself lest you forsake the Levite [for] all your days on your ground. Young's Literal Translation take heed to thee lest thou forsake the Levite all thy days on thy ground. Smith's Literal Translation Watch to thyself lest thou shalt forsake the Levite all thy days upon the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTake heed thou forsake not the Levite all the time that thou livest in the land. Catholic Public Domain Version Be careful, lest you abandon the Levite, at anytime while you are living in the land. New American Bible Be careful, also, that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land. New Revised Standard Version Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTake heed to yourselves that you do not forsake the Levites as long as you live upon the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Beware that you will not forsake the Levites all of your days in the land. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. Brenton Septuagint Translation Take heed to thyself that thou do not desert the Levite all the time that thou livest upon the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context One Place for Worship…18Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do, 19and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land. 20When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.… Cross References 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 16:11 and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. Deuteronomy 16:14 And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. Deuteronomy 26:11-13 So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. / When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates. / Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments. Numbers 18:20-24 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. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ... Nehemiah 13:10-13 I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields. / So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts, / and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms. ... Malachi 3:8-10 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. Galatians 6:6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor. 1 Timothy 5:17-18 Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. / For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.” Hebrews 7:5 Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. 2 Chronicles 31:4-5 Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. 2 Chronicles 31:19 As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies. Ezekiel 44:28-30 In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. / They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them. / The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes. Treasury of Scripture Take heed to yourself that you forsake not the Levite as long as you live on the earth. Take Deuteronomy 14:27-29 And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee… 2 Chronicles 11:13,14 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts… 2 Chronicles 31:4-21 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD… as long [heb] all thy days. Deuteronomy 12:1 These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. Jump to Previous Careful Caring Earth Heed Levite Levites Neglect ThyselfJump to Next Careful Caring Earth Heed Levite Levites Neglect ThyselfDeuteronomy 12 1. Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed4. The place of God's service to be kept 15. Blood is forbidden 17. Holy things must be eaten in the holy place 19. The Levite is not to be forsaken 20. Blood is again forbidden 26. and holy things must be eaten in the holy place 29. Idolatry is not to be enquired after Be careful The phrase "be careful" in Hebrew is "שָׁמַר" (shamar), which means to guard, keep, or observe. This word conveys a sense of vigilance and intentionality. In the context of Deuteronomy, it underscores the importance of being diligent in following God's commands. The Israelites are reminded to be attentive and deliberate in their actions, ensuring that they adhere to the covenantal laws given by God. This vigilance is not just a passive awareness but an active commitment to uphold God's statutes. not to neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land Hebrew and be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶר (hiš·šā·mer) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to not פֶּֽן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest to neglect תַּעֲזֹ֖ב (ta·‘ă·zōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit the Levites הַלֵּוִ֑י (hal·lê·wî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi as כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every long as you live in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your land. אַדְמָתֶֽךָ׃ (’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land Links Deuteronomy 12:19 NIVDeuteronomy 12:19 NLT Deuteronomy 12:19 ESV Deuteronomy 12:19 NASB Deuteronomy 12:19 KJV Deuteronomy 12:19 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 12:19 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 12:19 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 12:19 French Bible Deuteronomy 12:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 12:19 Take heed to yourself that you don't (Deut. 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