Deuteronomy 14:27
New International Version
And do not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they have no allotment or inheritance of their own.

New Living Translation
And do not neglect the Levites in your town, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

English Standard Version
And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

Berean Standard Bible
And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

King James Bible
And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

New King James Version
You shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

New American Standard Bible
Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is in your town, for he has no portion or inheritance among you.

NASB 1995
“Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is in your town, for he has no portion or inheritance among you.

NASB 1977
“Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is in your town, for he has no portion or inheritance among you.

Legacy Standard Bible
Also you shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion or inheritance among you.

Amplified Bible
Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your [city] gates, for he does not have a share [of land] or an inheritance among you.

Christian Standard Bible
Do not neglect the Levite within your city gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.”

American Standard Version
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And do not forsake the Levite who is in your city, because he has no division or an inheritance with you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the Levite that is in thy cities, because he has not a portion or inheritance with thee.

Contemporary English Version
And since people of the Levi tribe won't own any land for growing crops, remember to ask the Levites to celebrate with you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Levite that is within thy gates, beware thou forsake him not, because he hath no other part in thy possession.

English Revised Version
and the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never forget to take care of the Levites who live in your cities. They have no land of their own as you have.

Good News Translation
"Do not neglect the Levites who live in your towns; they have no property of their own.

International Standard Version
"But you must not forget the descendant of Levi in your town because there is no tribal allotment for him as there is for you.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.

Literal Standard Version
As for the Levite who [is] within your gates, you do not forsake him, for he has no portion and inheritance with you.

Majority Standard Bible
And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

New American Bible
But do not neglect the Levite within your gates, for he has no hereditary portion with you.

NET Bible
As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.

New Revised Standard Version
As for the Levites resident in your towns, do not neglect them, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you.

New Heart English Bible
The Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him; for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

World English Bible
You shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.

Young's Literal Translation
As to the Levite who is within thy gates, thou dost not forsake him, for he hath no portion and inheritance with thee.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Giving Tithes
26Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household. 27And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. 28At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.…

Cross References
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.

Deuteronomy 10:9
That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.

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 12:19
and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

Deuteronomy 18:12
For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.


Treasury of Scripture

And the Levite that is within your gates; you shall not forsake him; for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

the Levite

Deuteronomy 14:29
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Deuteronomy 12:12,18,19
And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you…

Galatians 6:6
Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

he hath no

Deuteronomy 14:29
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

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
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.

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Deuteronomy 14
1. God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning
3. What may and may not be eaten
4. of animals
9. of fishes
11. of fowls
21. That which dies of itself may not be eaten
22. Tithes of Divine Service
23. Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord
28. The third year's tithe of alms and charity
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And do not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

neglect
תַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּ (ṯa·‘az·ḇen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

the Levite
וְהַלֵּוִ֥י (wə·hal·lê·wî)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

within your gates,
בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ (biš·‘ā·re·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

since
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he has no
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

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 you.
עִמָּֽךְ׃ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with


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