Deuteronomy 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.”
Deuteronomy 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in Yahweh’s name, him and his sons forever.”
Deuteronomy 18:5 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.”
Deuteronomy 18:5 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for on him hath Jehovah thy God fixed, out of all thy tribes, to stand to serve in the name of Jehovah, He and his sons continually.”
Deuteronomy 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, that he may stand to serve in the name of Jehovah, he and his sons continually.”
Deuteronomy 18:5 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stande and minister in the Name of the Lord, him, and his sonnes for euer.”
Deuteronomy 18:5 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 18:5 in Context — Deuteronomy 18
3 And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
4 The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
5 For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.
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;
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.
What Does Deuteronomy 18:5 Mean?
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