The LORD is the priests' and Levites' inheritance.

1 ¶ The priestsº the Levites,º [and] all² the tribeº of Levi,º shall have² no² partº nor inheritanceº with² Israel:º they shall eatºª the offerings¹ª of the LORD¹ made by fire,º² and his inheritance.º 2 Therefore shall they have² no² inheritanceº amongº their brethren:º the LORDº [is] their inheritance,º as² he hath saidºª unto them.

The priest's due.

3 ¶ And this² shall be² the priest'sº dueº from²² the people,º from²² them that offerºª a sacrifice,º whether² [it be] oxº or² sheep;º and they shall giveºª unto the priestº the shoulder,º and the two cheeks,º and the maw.º 4 The firstfruitº [also] of thy corn,º of thy wine,º and of thine oil,º and the firstº of the fleeceº of thy sheep,º shalt thou giveºª him. 5 For² the LORDº thy Godº hath chosenºª him out of all²² thy tribes,º to standºª to ministerºª in the nameº of the LORD,º him² and his sonsº for ever.º²

The Levite's portion.

6 ¶ And if² a Leviteº comeºª from anyº² of thy gatesº out of all²² Israel,º where²² he² sojourned,ºª and comeºª with all² the desireº of his mindº unto² the placeº which² the LORDº shall choose;ºª 7 Then he shall ministerºª in the nameº of the LORDº his God,º as all² his brethrenº the Levitesº [do], which standºª there² beforeº the LORD.º 8 They shall have like portionsº to eat,ºª beside² that which cometh of the saleº² of² his patrimony.º

The abominations of the nations are to be avoided.

9 ¶ When² thou² art comeºª into² the landº which² the LORDº thy Godº givethºª thee, thou shalt not² learnºª to doºª after the abominationsº of those² nations.º 10 There shall not² be foundºª among you [any one] that maketh his sonº or his daughterº to pass¹ª through² the fire,º [or] that usethºª divination,º [or] an observer of times,ºª or an enchanter,ºª or a witch,ºª 11 Or a charmer,ººª or a consulterºª with familiar spirits,º or a wizard,º or a necromancer.ººªª² 12 For² all² that doºª these things² [are] an abominationº unto the LORD:º and becauseº of these² abominationsº the LORDº thy Godº doth drive them outºª² from beforeº² thee. 13 Thou shalt be² perfectº with² the LORDº thy God.º 14 For² these² nations,º which² thou² shalt possess,ºª² hearkenedºª unto² observers of times,ºª and unto² diviners:ºª but as for thee,² the LORDº thy Godº hath not² sufferedºª thee so² [to do].

Christ the Prophet is to be heard.

15 ¶ The LORDº thy Godº will raise upºª unto thee a Prophetº from the midstº² of thee, of thy brethren,º² like unto me;² unto² him ye shall hearken;ºª 16 According to all² that² thou desiredstºª of²² the LORDº thy Godº in Horebº in the dayº of the assembly,º saying,ºª Let me not² hearºª againºª² the voiceº of the LORDº my God,º neither² let me seeºª this² greatº fireº any more,² that I dieºª not.² 17 And the LORDº saidºª unto² me, They have wellºª [spoken that] which² they have spoken.ºª 18 I will raise them upºª a Prophetº from amongº² their brethren,º like unto thee,² and will putºª my wordsº in his mouth;º and he shall speakºª unto² them² all² that² I shall commandºª him. 19 And it shall come to pass,² [that] whosoeverº² will not² hearkenºª unto² my wordsº which² he shall speakºª in my name,º I² will requireºª [it] of²² him.

The presumptuous prophet is to die.

20 But² the prophet,º which² shall presumeºª to speakºª a wordº in my name,º² which² I have not² commandedºª him to speak,ºª or that² shall speakºª in the nameº of otherº gods,º even that² prophetº shall die.ºª 21 And if² thou sayºª in thine heart,º How² shall we knowºª² the wordº which² the LORDº hath not² spoken?ºª 22 When² a prophetº speakethºª in the nameº of the LORD,º if the thingº follow² not,² nor² come to pass,ºª that² [is] the thingº which² the LORDº hath not² spoken,ºª [but] the prophetº hath spokenºª it presumptuously:º thou shalt not² be afraidºª of² him.