Deuteronomy 18:6
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And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose;Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
In other translations
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose;Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
Hebrew words
וְכִי־vekhi-and ifH3588יָבֹאyavo'he will comeH935הַלֵּוִיhalevi<the> LeviteH3881מֵאַחַדme'achadfrom one ofH259שְׁעָרֶיךָshe'areikhagates yourH8179מִכָּל־mikolfrom allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whereH834הוּאhu'heH1931גָּרgar[was] sojourningH1481שָׁםshamthereH8033וּבָאuva'and he will comeH935בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605אַוַּת'avat[the] desire ofH185נַפְשׁוֹnafshoself hisH5315אֶל־'el-toH413הַמָּקוֹםhamakomthe placeH4725אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834יִבְחַרyivcharhe will chooseH977יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 35:2-32 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.2 “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. 3 The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.
- Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Psalm 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalm 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Psalm 63:1-21 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.1 O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. 2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
- Deuteronomy 16:2Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there.You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.
- Psalm 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
- 1 Peter 5:2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
- Psalm 84:5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
- 1 Timothy 3:1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
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