2They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.


In Context

1 The priests, who are Levites- indeed the whole tribe of Levi-are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the offerings made to the Lord by fire, for that is their inheritance.

2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.

3 This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the jowls and the inner parts.

4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,

Deuteronomy 18:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:2Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD [is] their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:2And they shall receive nothing else. of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:2And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:2but they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah, he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:2And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:2Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:2They shall have no inheritance among their brothers: Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:2and he hath no inheritance in the midst of his brethren; Jehovah Himself is his inheritance, as He hath spoken to him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:2Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brothers: the LORD is their inheritance, as he has said to them.