Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the LORD chooses

“利未人无论寄居在以色列中的哪一座城，若从那里出来，一心愿意到耶和华所选择的地方，

“利未人若离开他在以色列中所居住的任何一座城，一心愿意到耶和华所选择的地方，

“利未人若离开他在以色列中所居住的任何一座城，一心愿意到耶和华所选择的地方，

“以色列境内任何地方的利未人若愿意离开自己所住的城，去耶和华选定的地方，

“如果有住在以色列中任何一座城里的利未人，离开了那里，一心一意到耶和华选择的地方去，

「利未人無論寄居在以色列中的哪一座城，若從那裏出來，一心願意到耶和華所選擇的地方，

「利未人若離開他在以色列中所居住的任何一座城，一心願意到耶和華所選擇的地方，

「利未人若離開他在以色列中所居住的任何一座城，一心願意到耶和華所選擇的地方，

「以色列境內任何地方的利未人若願意離開自己所住的城，去耶和華選定的地方，

“如果有住在以色列中任何一座城裡的利未人，離開了那裡，一心一意到耶和華選擇的地方去，

『若有利未人、無論寄居在以色列中的哪一座城，他從那裏一心一意地來到永恆主所要選擇的地方，

如有利未人離其所居以色列之邑、一心願至耶和華所選之處、

如有利未人、曾旅於以色列族眾邑之中、厥後離彼、一心欲詣耶和華特簡之室、

利未人素居爾數邑中、如有利未人離所居之邑、無論以色列何邑、其心願至主所選之處、

If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the Lord will choose,

Sometimes a Levite will move from the town in Israel where he’s living. And he will come to the place the Lord will choose. He’ll do it because he really wants to.

“ And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel, where he lives— and he may come when he desires— to the place that the Lord will choose,

“ Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the Lord chooses for worship.

When a Levite leaves one of your towns in Israel where he was staying and wants to go to the place the LORD chooses,

“ Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and he comes whenever he desires to the place which the Lord chooses,

“ So if a Levite comes from any of your gates, from where he dwells among all Israel, and comes with all the desire of his mind to the place which the Lord chooses,

And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;

When a Levite leaves one of your towns where he lives in Israel and wants to go to the place the Lord chooses,

And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel where he lives, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Yahweh shall choose,

“ Instruct the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.

But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

You must sacrifice the Passover animal( from the flock or the herd) to the LORD your God in the place where he chooses to locate his name.

Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

I have asked the LORD for one thing– this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple.

Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

This saying is trustworthy:“ If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”

O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.