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And the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִיwho isאֲשֶׁרwithin your gates,בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָyou shall notלֹאabandon him,תַעַזְבֶנּוּforכִּיhe has noאֵין לוֹportionחֵלֶקor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָהwith you.עִמָּךְ
Deuteronomy 14:27
Study it in the app“And the Levite who is within your gates, you shall not abandon him, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 14:27, word by word
- And the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “levi” appears- within your gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “sheare” appears- abandon himתַעַזְבֶtaazve
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “taazve” appears- portionחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- or inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears
The context
26And you shall spend the silver on all that your soul desires: on oxen or on sheep, on wine or on intoxicating drink, or on anything that your soul asks of you; and you shall eat there before YHWH your Elohim and rejoice, you and your household.
27 · This verse (above)
28At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year and lay it up within your gates.