From the Israelites’ half-share you are to take one portion out of fifty of the people, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep – from every kind of animal – and you are to give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the Lord’s tabernacle.”

And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, ¹  and our children are just like their children, ²  still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. ³  Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, ⁴  since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people.” ⁵ 

But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host ¹  approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ ²  Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

Who will listen to you in this matter? The portion of the one who went down into the battle will be the same as the portion of the one who remained with the equipment! Let their portions be the same!”

Tell them to do good, ¹  to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. ² 

For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.

so that your feet may stomp ¹  in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.” ² 

I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

Do not lay hands on anyone ¹  hastily and so identify with the sins of others. ²  Keep yourself pure.

For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence ¹  firm until the end.

And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) ¹  – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.

What they loved, ¹  as well as what they hated ²  and envied, ³  perished long ago, and they no longer have a part in anything that happens on earth. ⁴ 

Then ¹  I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,

The Lord spoke to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion of property ¹  among them – I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.

Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple ¹  eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar receive a part of the offerings?

I too will answer my part, I too will explain what I know.

And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

The half-portion of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep;

If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, ¹  the eyes of his children will fail.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift ¹  to strengthen you,