Common English Bible

Deuteronomy 18:1-4 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Neither the levitical priests nor any Levite tribe member will have a designated inheritance in Israel. They can eat the sacrifices offered to the Lord, which are the Lord’s portion,

2. but they won’t share an inheritance with their fellow Israelites. The Lord alone is the Levites’ inheritance—just as God promised them.

3. Now this is what the priests may keep from the people’s sacrifices of oxen or sheep: They must give the priest the shoulder, the jaws, and the stomach.

4. You must also give the priest the first portions of your grain, wine, and oil, and the first of your sheep’s shearing