Deuteronomy 12:19

World English Bible (WEB)

Be careful that you don’t forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.

In context

17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your free will offerings, nor the wave offering of your hand;

18 but you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God shall choose: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates. You shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you put your hand to.

19 Be careful that you don’t forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.

20 When the LORD your God enlarges your border, as he has promised you, and you say, “I want to eat meat,” because your soul desires to eat meat, you may eat meat, after all the desire of your soul.

21 If the place which the LORD your God shall choose to put his name is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul.

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Deuteronomy 12:19 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: Be careful that you don’t forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
KJV King James Version: Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
ASV American Standard Version: Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest in thy land.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: take heed to thee lest thou forsake the Levite all thy days on thy ground.
DBY Darby Translation: Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite all the days thou shalt be in thy land.
WBS Webster Bible: Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.