Devine Scripture

Deuteronomy 18:6

Deuteronomy chapter 18 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;

Context

v.5For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.

v.6This passage

v.7then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 26:8

    Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

  • Deuteronomy 16:2

    And thou shalt sacrifice the passover unto Jehovah thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Jehovah shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.

  • 1 Timothy 3:1

    Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which Jehovah 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;

  • Psalms 63:1

    O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

  • 1 Peter 5:2

    Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;