Deuteronomy 18:7
Then he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the Lord.
Deuteronomy 18:7 in other translations
| BSB | then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD. |
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| WEB | then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD. |
| ASV | then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah. |
| YLT | then he hath ministered in the name of Jehovah his God, like all his brethren, the Levites, who are standing there before Jehovah, |
| DARBY | and shall serve in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites that stand there before Jehovah, |
| BBE | Then he will do the work of a priest in the name of the Lord his God, with all his brothers the Levites who are there before the Lord. |
| Webster | Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD. |
What does Deuteronomy 18:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 18:6-8
6-8. if a Levite ... come with all the desire of his mind--It appears that the Levites served in rotation from the earliest times; but, from their great numbers, it was only at infrequent intervals they could be called into actual service. Should any Levite, however, under the influence of eminent piety, resolve to devote himself wholly and continually to the sacred duties of the sanctuary, he was allowed to realize…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:1-8
Care is taken that the priests entangle not themselves with the affairs of this life, nor enrich themselves with the wealth of this world; they have better things to mind. Care is likewise taken that they want not the comforts and conveniences of this life. The people must provide for them. He that has the benefit of solemn religious assemblies, ought to give help for the comfortable support of those that minister…
Deuteronomy 18:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 18:7
- 2 Chronicles 31:2-4
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord. He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord. 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.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 18:6
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose;
- Deuteronomy 18:7
Then he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 18:8
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
Deuteronomy 18:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ministrará al nombre de Jehová su Dios, como todos sus hermanos los Levitas que estuvieren allí delante de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et qu’il serve au nom de l’ Éternel, son Dieu, comme tous ses frères, les Lévites, qui se tiennent là devant l’ Éternel, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und verrichtet den Dienst im Namen Jehovas, seines Gottes, wie alle seine Brüder, die Leviten, die daselbst vor Jehova stehen: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ministrabit in nomine Domini Dei sui, sicut omnes fratres ejus Levitæ, qui stabunt eo tempore coram Domino. |