Deuteronomy 18:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.

New Living Translation
They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The LORD himself is their special possession, just as he promised them.

English Standard Version
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.

Berean Study Bible
Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

New American Standard Bible
They shall not have an inheritance among their countrymen; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

NASB 1995
"They shall have no inheritance among their countrymen; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

NASB 1977
“And they shall have no inheritance among their countrymen; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

Amplified Bible
They shall have no inheritance [of land] among their countrymen (brothers, brethren); the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

Christian Standard Bible
Although Levi has no inheritance among his brothers, the LORD is his inheritance, as he promised him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Although Levi has no inheritance among his brothers, the LORD is his inheritance, as He promised him.

Contemporary English Version
because he has promised to provide for them in this way.

Good News Translation
They are to own no land, as the other tribes do; their share is the privilege of being the LORD's priests, as the LORD has promised.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the Levites will have no land of their own like the other Israelites. The LORD will be their inheritance, as he promised them.

International Standard Version
But they will not have an inheritance among their relatives, because the LORD alone is their inheritance—as he promised them."

NET Bible
They will have no inheritance in the midst of their fellow Israelites; the LORD alone is their inheritance, just as he had told them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

New King James Version
Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the LORD is their inheritance, as He said to them.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he has said unto them.

New Heart English Bible
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers: the LORD is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

World English Bible
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers: Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

American King James Version
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brothers: the LORD is their inheritance, as he has said to them.

American Standard Version
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.

A Faithful Version
Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren. The LORD is their inheritance as He has said to them.

Darby Bible Translation
but they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah, he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

English Revised Version
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Therefore shall they haue no inheritance among their brethren: for the Lorde is their inheritance, as he hath sayd vnto them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Therfore shall they haue no inheritaunce among their brethren: but the Lorde he is their inheritaunce, as he hath sayde vnto them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Therfore shal they haue no inheritaunce amonge their brethren, because the LORDE is their enheritauce, as he hath saide vnto the

Tyndale Bible of 1526
but shall haue no enheritaunce amonge their brethern: the Lorde he is their enheritaunce, as he hath sayed vnto them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he has no inheritance in the midst of his brothers; YHWH Himself [is] his inheritance, as He has spoken to him.

Young's Literal Translation
and he hath no inheritance in the midst of his brethren; Jehovah Himself is his inheritance, as He hath spoken to him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And an inheritance shall not be to him in the midst of his brethren: Jehovah, he is his inheritance, as he spake to him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall receive nothing else. of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they shall receive nothing else from the possession of their brothers. For the Lord himself is their inheritance, just as he said to them.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the inheritance will not be for him among his brothers, for LORD JEHOVAH is his inheritance, as He said to him.

Lamsa Bible
Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the LORD is their inheritance, as he has said to them.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the LORD is their inheritance, as He hath spoken unto them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord himself is his portion, as he said to him.
















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