Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate.

New American Standard Bible

They shall eat equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers’ estates.

King James Version

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

International Standard Version

he may eat the same share as they do regardless of what he receives from his ancestral estate."

A Conservative Version

They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.

American Standard Version

They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

Amplified

They shall have equal portions to eat, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers’ estates.

Bible in Basic English

His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his property.

Darby Translation

they shall have like portions to eat, besides that which he hath sold of his patrimony.

Julia Smith Translation

Portion according to portion shall they eat, besides his sellings according to the fathers.

King James 2000

They shall have equal portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his family possessions.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They shall eat {equal portions}, apart from what he may receive from the sale of his patrimony.

Modern King James verseion

They shall have the same portions to eat, besides that of the sales of the inheritance from his father.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh to him of the patrimony of his elders.

NET Bible

He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family's inheritance.

New Heart English Bible

They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.

The Emphasized Bible

Portion for portion, shall they eat, - apart from his possessions upon his patrimony.

Webster

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

World English Bible

They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.

Youngs Literal Translation

portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
to eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

ממכּר 
Mimkar 
Usage: 10

Verse Info

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

7 he may serve in the name of Yahweh his God like all his fellow Levites who minister there in the presence of the Lord. 8 They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate. 9 “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations.



Cross References

Nehemiah 12:44

On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.

Nehemiah 12:47

So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

2 Chronicles 31:4

He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.

Leviticus 7:8-9

As for the priest who presents someone’s burnt offering, the hide of the burnt offering he has presented belongs to him; it is the priest’s.

Leviticus 7:14

From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the Lord. It will belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the fellowship offering; it is his.

Luke 10:7

Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don’t be moving from house to house.

1 Corinthians 9:7-14

Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?

1 Timothy 5:17-18

The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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