Deuteronomy 18:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for on him hath Jehovah thy God fixed, out of all thy tribes, to stand to serve in the name of Jehovah, He and his sons continually.

For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.

English Amplified

For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name [and presence] of the Lord, him and his sons forever.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name [and presence] of the Lord, him and his sons forever.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For the Lord your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in his name from now on.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

for Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, that he may stand to serve in the name of Jehovah, he and his sons continually.

English EASY 2024

Do this because the Lord your God has chosen the Levites to serve him from among all your tribes. He wants them and their descendants to be ready to serve him at all times, for ever.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

This is because the Lord your God looked at all your tribes and chose Levi and his descendants to serve him as priests forever.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for all time.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Lord chose from all your tribes the tribe of Levi to serve him as priests forever.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Out of all your tribes, the Lord your God has chosen the Levites and their descendants to do the work of serving in the name of the Lord forever.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in the LORD's name from now on.

English KJV 1611

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.

For Yahweh your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Yahweh all the days.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons forever.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to stand and serve in the name of the LORD forever.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

for the LORD, your God, has chosen him and his sons out of all your tribes to be always in attendance to minister in the name of the LORD.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For the LORD your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord your God has chosen the Levites and their sons after them to serve him in his name always. He hasn't chosen priests from any of your other tribes.

for the LORD your God has chosen them and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the LORD's name always.

English NKJ 1982

For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons forever.

For the LORD your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the LORD's name forever.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For the LORD your God has chosen Levi out of all your tribes, to stand and minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for all time.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand and minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For the Lord your God has chosen the tribe of Levi, of all the tribes, to minister to the Lord from generation to generation.

English Tyndale 1537

For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes to stand and to minister in the name of the LORD: both him and his sons for ever.