3 Now this is what the priests may keep from the people’s sacrifices of oxen or sheep: They must give the priest the shoulder, the jaws, and the stomach.
4 You must also give the priest the first portions of your grain, wine, and oil, and the first of your sheep’s shearing
5 because the Lord your God selected Levi from all of your tribes to stand and minister in the Lord’s name—both him and his descendants for all time.
6 Now if a Levite leaves one of your cities or departs from any location in Israel where he’s been living and, because he wants to, comes to the location the Lord selects
7 and ministers in the Lord his God’s name, just like his relatives—the other Levites serving there in the Lord’s presence—
8 he is allowed to eat equal portions, despite the finances he has from his family.
9 Once you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, don’t try to imitate the detestable things those nations do.