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The Levitical priests ,
that is ,
all the tribe of Levi ,
shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel ;
they shall eat the offerings by fire to the LORD ,
and his rightful dues .
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They shall have no inheritance among their brethren ;
the LORD is their inheritance ,
as he promised them .
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And this shall be the priests '
due from the people ,
from those offering a sacrifice ,
whether it be ox or sheep :
they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach .
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The first fruits of your grain ,
of your wine and of your oil ,
and the first of the fleece of your sheep ,
you shall give him .
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For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes ,
to stand and minister in the name of the LORD ,
him and his sons for ever .
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And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel ,
where he lives--and he may come when he desires--to the place which the LORD will choose ,
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then he may minister in the name of the LORD his God ,
like all his fellow-Levites who stand to minister there before the LORD .
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They shall have equal portions to eat ,
besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony .