The priests,לַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםallכָּלthe tribeשֵׁבֶטof Levi,לֵוִיshall have noלֹא יִהְיֶהportionחֵלֶקor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָהwithעִםIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלthe fire offeringsאִשֵּׁיof YHWHיְהוָהand his inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתוֹthey shall eat.יֹאכֵלוּן
Deuteronomy 18:1
Study it in the app“The priests, the Levites, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; the fire offerings of YHWH and his inheritance they shall eat.”
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Deuteronomy 18:1, word by word
- The priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- shall have noיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” 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- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the fire offeringsאִשֵּׁיishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- they shall eatיֹאכֵלוּyochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochelu” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And they shall have no inheritance among their brothers; YHWH is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.