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Deuteronomy 12:19

Deuteronomy 12:19
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite,.... By withholding from him the tithes appointed for his maintenance; or rather by neglecting to take him with him in order to partake of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 12:5-32

There is not any one particular precept (as I remember) in all the law of Moses so largely pressed and inculcated as this, by which they are all tied to bring their sacrifices to that one altar which…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Deuteronomy 12:13-19

Third Statement of the Law of the One Sanctuary

In the Sg. address and with phrases characteristic of that form. In substance much the same as the two previous statements, the zebaḥimbeing curiously…