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Deuteronomy 14:27
Deuteronomy 14:27 is verse 27 of Deuteronomy chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
King James Version
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.
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Deuteronomy 14:25–29 · Berean Standard Bible
25 then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.
26 Then 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.
27 And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
28 At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
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.
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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Deuteronomy 14:29Then 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 12:12And 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 12:18Instead, 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,
Deuteronomy 12:19and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
Galatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.
1 Timothy 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
Deuteronomy 18:1The 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.
Deuteronomy 18:2Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
Numbers 18:20Then 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.