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The priests the Levites, [even] all the tribe of Levi , shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel : they shall eat the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and his inheritance .
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They shall have no inheritance among their brothers : Yahweh is their inheritance , as he has spoken to them.
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This shall be the priests ' due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks , and the maw.
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The first fruits of your grain , of your new wine , and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep , you shall give him.
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For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes , to stand to minister in the name of Yahweh , him and his sons for ever.
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If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel , where he lives as a foreigner , and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Yahweh shall choose;
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then he shall minister in the name of Yahweh his God , as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh .
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They shall have like portions to eat , besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.
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When you are come into the land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations .
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There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire , one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
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or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard , or a necromancer .
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For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh : and because of these abominations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you.
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You shall be perfect with Yahweh your God .
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For these nations , that you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice sorcery, and to diviners; but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you so to do.
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Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from the midst of you, of your brothers , like me. You shall listen to him.
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This is according to all that you desired of Yahweh your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly , saying, "Let me not hear again the voice of Yahweh my God , neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die ."
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Yahweh said to me, "They have well said that which they have spoken .
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I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers , like you; and I will put my words in his mouth , and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
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It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name , I will require it of him.
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But the prophet , who shall speak a word presumptuously in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak , or who shall speak in the name of other gods , that same prophet shall die ."
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If you say in your heart, "How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken ?"
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when a prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh , if the thing doesn't follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken : the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you shall not be afraid of him.