- I am their inheritance:
- "The holyª [portion] of¹ the landª shall be¹ for the priestsª the ministersª° of the sanctuary,ª which shall come nearª to minister²° unto¹¹ the LORD:ª and it shall be¹ a placeª for their houses,ª and an holy placeª for the sanctuary.ª" {Ezk 45:4} + "The oblationª that¹ ye shall offerª° unto the LORDª [shall be] of fiveª and twentyª thousandª in length,ª and of tenª thousandª in breadth.ª ... [It shall be] for the priestsª that are sanctifiedª° of the sonsª¹ of Zadok;ª which¹ have keptª° my charge,ª which¹ went not astrayª°¹ when the childrenª of Israelª went astray,ª° as¹ the Levitesª went astray.ª°" {Ezk 48:9-11} + "And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Aaron,ª Thou shalt have no inheritanceª°¹ in their land,ª neither¹ shalt thou have¹ any partª amongª them: I¹ [am] thy partª and thine inheritanceª amongª the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 18:20} + "Wherefore¹¹ Leviª hath¹ no¹ partª nor inheritanceª with¹ his brethren;ª the LORDª [is] his inheritance,ª according¹ as the LORDª thy Godª promisedª° him." {Deu 10:9} + "The priestsª the Levites,ª [and] all¹ the tribeª of Levi,ª shall have¹ no¹ partª nor inheritanceª with¹ Israel:ª they shall eatª° the offerings²° of the LORD² made by fire,ª¹ and his inheritance.ª ... Therefore shall they have¹ no¹ inheritanceª amongª their brethren:ª the LORDª [is] their inheritance,ª as¹ he hath saidª° unto them." {Deu 18:1-2} + "Only¹ unto the tribeª of Leviª he gaveª° none¹ inheritance;ª the sacrifices²° of the LORD² God² of Israel² made by fireª¹¹¹ [are] their inheritance,ª as¹ he saidª° unto them." {Jsh 13:14} + "But unto the tribeª of Leviª Mosesª gaveª° not¹ [any] inheritance:ª the LORDª Godª of Israelª [was] their inheritance,ª as¹ he saidª° unto them." {Jsh 13:33} + "Feedª° the¹ flockª of Godª which is amongª you,ª taking the oversightª° [thereof], notª by constraint,ª butª willingly;ª notª for filthy lucre,ª butª of a ready mind;ª ... Andª when the¹ chief Shepherdª shall appear,ª° ye shall receiveª° a crownª of gloryª that fadeth not away.ª" {1Pe 5:2-4}
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