“They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.”
They shall have equal portions to eat, even though they have income from the sale of family possessions — the sharing of priestly portions ensures that all Levites, regardless of personal wealth, eat from the sacrificial system, preventing poverty among the priestly tribe and expressing communal solidarity.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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