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Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 18

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Deuteronomy 18 NASB - New American Standard BibleDeuteronomy 18 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 18 of Deuteronomy—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ “1The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the LORD’S offerings by fire and His [a]portion.
  2. 2They shall have no inheritance among their [b]countrymen; the LORD is their inheritance, as He [c]promised them.
  3. ¶ “3Now this shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, either an ox or a sheep, of which they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach.
  4. You shall give him the 4first fruits of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the first shearing of your sheep.
  5. 5For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to 6stand [d]and serve in the name of the LORD forever.
  6. ¶ “Now if a Levite comes from any of your [e]towns throughout Israel where he 7resides, and comes [f]whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses,
  7. then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.
  8. 8They shall eat [g]equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers’ estates.
  9. ¶ “When you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to [h]9imitate the detestable things of those nations.
  10. There shall not be found among you anyone 10who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one 11who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
  11. or one who casts a spell, 12or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead.
  12. For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and 13because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you.
  13. 14You shall be [i]blameless before the LORD your God.
  14. For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who 15practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so.
  15. ¶ “16The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your [j]countrymen, you shall listen to him.
  16. This is 17according to all that you asked of the LORD your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, let me not see this great fire anymore, or I will die.’
  17. 18The LORD said to me, ‘They have [k]spoken well.
  18. I will raise up a prophet from among their [l]countrymen like you, and 19I will put My words in his mouth, and 20he shall speak to them all that I command him.
  19. 21It shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him.
  20. But the prophet who speaks a word 22presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or 23which he speaks in the name of other gods, [m]that prophet shall die.’
  21. [n]You may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’
  22. 24When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it 25presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or inheritance
  2. ^ Lit brothers
  3. ^ Lit spoke to
  4. ^ Lit to
  5. ^ Lit gates
  6. ^ Lit with all the desire of his soul
  7. ^ Lit portion like portion
  8. ^ Lit do according to
  9. ^ Lit complete, perfect; or having integrity
  10. ^ Lit brothers
  11. ^ Lit done well what they have spoken
  12. ^ Lit brothers
  13. ^ Lit and that
  14. ^ Lit if you say

REFERENCES

  1. ^ De 10:9; 1Co 9:13
  2. ^ Nu 18:20
  3. ^ Le 7:32-34; Nu 18:11, 12
  4. ^ Nu 18:12
  5. ^ Ex 29:9
  6. ^ De 10:8
  7. ^ Nu 35:2, 3
  8. ^ Le 27:30-33; Nu 18:21-24; 2Ch 31:4; Ne 12:44
  9. ^ De 9:5
  10. ^ De 12:31
  11. ^ Ex 22:18; Le 19:26, 31; 20:6; Je 27:9, 10; Ml 3:5
  12. ^ Le 19:31
  13. ^ Le 18:24
  14. ^ Ge 6:9; 17:1; Mt 5:48
  15. ^ 2Ki 21:6
  16. ^ Mt 21:11; Lu 2:25-34; 7:16; 24:19; Jn 1:21, 25; 4:19; Ac 3:22; 7:37
  17. ^ Ex 20:18, 19; De 5:23-27
  18. ^ De 5:28
  19. ^ Is 51:16; Jn 17:8
  20. ^ Jn 4:25; 8:28; 12:49, 50
  21. ^ Ac 3:23; Heb 12:25
  22. ^ De 13:5; 17:12
  23. ^ De 13:1, 2; Je 14:14; Zc 13:3
  24. ^ Je 28:9
  25. ^ De 18:20

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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