DeuteronomyJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareDeuteronomy 18YLT - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 3Deuteronomy 4Deuteronomy 5Deuteronomy 6Deuteronomy 7Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 9Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 11Deuteronomy 12Deuteronomy 13Deuteronomy 14Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 16Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 18Deuteronomy 19Deuteronomy 20Deuteronomy 21Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 24Deuteronomy 25Deuteronomy 26Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 29Deuteronomy 30Deuteronomy 31Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 33Deuteronomy 34›Deuteronomy 18ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1`There is not to the priests the Levites--all the tribe of Levi--a portion and inheritance with Israel; fire-offerings of Jehovah, even His inheritance, they eat, 2and he hath no inheritance in the midst of his brethren; Jehovah Himself is his inheritance, as He hath spoken to him. 3`And this is the priest's right from the people, from those sacrificing a sacrifice, whether ox or sheep, he hath even given to the priest the leg, and the two cheeks, and the stomach; 4the first of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy flock, thou dost give to him; 5for 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. 6`And when the Levite cometh from one of thy cities out of all Israel, where he hath sojourned, and hath come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah doth choose, 7then he hath ministered in the name of Jehovah his God, like all his brethren, the Levites, who are standing there before Jehovah, 8portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers. 9`When thou art coming in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations: 10there is not found in thee one causing his son and his daughter to pass over into fire, a user of divinations, an observer of clouds, and an enchanter, and a sorcerer, 11and a charmer, and one asking at a familiar spirit, and a wizard, and one seeking unto the dead. 12`For the abomination of Jehovah is every one doing these, and because of these abominations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from thy presence. 13Perfect thou art with Jehovah thy God, 14for these nations whom thou art possessing, unto observers of clouds, and unto diviners, do hearken; and thou--not so hath Jehovah thy God suffered thee. 15`A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee--unto him ye hearken; 16according to all that thou didst ask from Jehovah thy God, in Horeb, in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not add to hear the voice of Jehovah my God, and this great fire let me not see any more, and I die not; 17and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken; 18a prophet I raise up to them, out of the midst of their brethren, like to thee; and I have given my words in his mouth, and he hath spoken unto them all that which I command him; 19and it hath been--the man who doth not hearken unto My words which he doth speak in My name, I require it of him. 20`Only, the prophet who presumeth to speak a word in My name--that which I have not commanded him to speak--and who speaketh in the name of other gods--even that prophet hath died. 21`And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? -- 22that which the prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing is not, and cometh not--it is the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; in presumption hath the prophet spoken it; --thou art not afraid of him. ‹Previous chapterDeuteronomy 17Next chapterDeuteronomy 19›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsDeuteronomy 18 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain