Portion of the Levites

1 “aThe 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 1portion.

2 “aThey shall have no inheritance among their 1countrymen; the Lord is their inheritance, as He 2promised them.

3 “aNow 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 afirst fruits of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the first shearing of your sheep.

5 “aFor the Lord your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to bstand 1and serve in the name of the Lord forever.

6 “Now if a Levite comes from any of your 1towns throughout Israel where he aresides, and comes 2whenever 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 “aThey shall eat 1equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers’ estates.