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And they shall have noוְ לֹא יִהְיֶה לּוֹinheritanceנַחֲלָהamongבְּקֶרֶבtheir brothers;אֶחָיוYHWHיְהוָהisהוּאtheir inheritance,נַחֲלָתוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe has spokenדִּבֶּרto them.לוֹ
Deuteronomy 18:2
Study it in the app“And they shall have no inheritance among their brothers; YHWH is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.”
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Deuteronomy 18:2, word by word
- And they shall have noיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- amongקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- their brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- 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- he has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
promise
To promise, say what will be done.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
1The 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3And this shall be the due of the priests from the people, from those who sacrifice the sacrifice, whether an ox or a lamb: he shall give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the stomach.