The Priests, the Levites to be Supported by Altar Gifts. The Jerusalem priests are intended. Deuteronomy 18:3 f. Contrast the later laws of Leviticus 7:34; Numbers 18:18; Numbers 18:12 (all P).
Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 18:1
Deuteronomy 18:1-5
1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
3 And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
4 The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.