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Deuteronomy 18:7-9
Good News Translation
Deuteronomy 18:7-9
Good News Translation
7 and may serve there as a priest of the Lord his God, like the other Levites who are serving there. 8 He is to receive the same amount of food as the other priests, and he may keep whatever his family sends him.[a]
Warning against Pagan Practices
9 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, don't follow the disgusting practices of the nations that are there.
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- Deuteronomy 18:8 Probable text and he may keep … sends him; Hebrew unclear.
Deuteronomy 18:7-9
New International Version
Deuteronomy 18:7-9
New International Version
7 he may minister in the name(A) of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the Lord. 8 He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.(B)
Occult Practices
9 When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate(C) the detestable ways(D) of the nations there.
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