Deuteronomy - 14:27



27 The Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him; for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 14:27.

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And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
And the Levite that is within thy gates, beware thou forsake him not, because he hath no other part in thy possession.
As to the Levite who is within thy gates, thou dost not forsake him, for he hath no portion and inheritance with thee.
And give a thought to the Levite who is living among you, for he has no part or heritage in the land.
As for the Levite, who is within your gates, take care that you do not abandon him, for he has no other portion within your possession.
Levitam autem qui intra portas tuas habitaverit non derelinques: quia non est ei pars et haereditas tecum.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him,.... As not from giving him the first tithe, as Jarchi remarks, so he was not to forget him in this; he was not to leave him behind, but take him with him to partake of this entertainment:
for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee in the land: see Deuteronomy 12:12.

Thou shalt not forsake him - Thou shalt give him a share in such tithes or in the product of them.

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