Parallel Verses
Amplified
You may eat it anywhere, you and [the members of] your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).
New American Standard Bible
You may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the tent of meeting.
King James Version
And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Holman Bible
then you and your household may eat it anywhere. It is your wage in return for your work at the tent of meeting.
International Standard Version
You and your household may eat it anywhere, because it's a reward to you in return for your services at the Tent of Meeting.
A Conservative Version
And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households, for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.
American Standard Version
And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.
Bible in Basic English
It is to be your food, for you and your families in every place: it is your reward for your work in the Tent of meeting.
Darby Translation
And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households; for it is your reward for your service in the tent of meeting.
Julia Smith Translation
And ye ate it in every place, ye and your house; for it is the reward to you for your service in the tent of appointment
King James 2000
And you shall eat it in every place, you and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of meeting.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You may eat it anywhere, you and your household, because it [is] a wage in return for your service in the tent of assembly.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall eat it in every place, you and your households. For it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And ye shall eat it in all places, both ye and your households, for it is your rewards for your service in the tabernacle of witness.
NET Bible
And you may eat it in any place, you and your household, because it is your wages for your service in the tent of meeting.
New Heart English Bible
You shall eat it in every place, you and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting.
The Emphasized Bible
And ye shall eat it in any place, ye, and your household, - for a reward, it is unto you, the allotted portion for your laborious work in the tent of meeting.
Webster
And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
World English Bible
You shall eat it in every place, you and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting.
Youngs Literal Translation
and ye have eaten it in every place, ye and your households, for it is your hire in exchange for your service in the tent of meeting;
Themes
Food » Grace before » of priests
Levites » Emoluments of » Food of
Levites » Tithes and other offerings
the Levites » Bound to give a tenth of their tithes to the priests
Offerings » Wave » To be eaten
Interlinear
Maqowm
`abodah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 18:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions For The Levites
30 Therefore you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered the best from it, then the rest shall be credited to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor, and as the product of the wine vat. 31 You may eat it anywhere, you and [the members of] your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). 32 You will bear no sin because of it when you have offered the best of it; but you shall not profane the sacred gifts of the children of Israel, or you will die [because of it].’”
Cross References
Matthew 10:10
Luke 10:7
1 Corinthians 9:10-14
Or does He speak entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake: The plowman ought to plow
1 Timothy 5:17-18
The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].
Deuteronomy 14:22-23
“Every year you shall certainly tithe [a tenth] of all the yield of your seed which is produced by your field.
2 Corinthians 12:13
For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except [for the fact] that I did not burden you [with my financial support]? Forgive me [for doing you] this injustice!
Galatians 6:6
The one who is taught the word [of God] is to share all good things with his teacher [contributing to his spiritual and material support].