Essay sur Le Deutéronome 18:1
לֹֽא־יִ֠הְיֶה לַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם כָּל־שֵׁ֧בֶט לֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִשֵּׁ֧י יְהוָ֛ה וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ יֹאכֵלֽוּן׃
"Il n’est accordé aux pontifes, descendants de Lévi, à la tribu de Lévi en général, ni part ni héritage comme au reste d’Israël: c’est des sacrifices de l’Éternel et de son patrimoine qu’ils subsisteront.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
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The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
Their role established fully in the book of Numbers, the Levites functioned as assistants to their kinsmen, the priests, in a variety of capacities. In Deuteronomy, however, the Levite-priest distinction is not sharply drawn. As elsewhere, the Levites owned no land, and hence were supported by portions of various sacrifices and tithes.
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