Deu 18:5 | NET2full | STEP | For the Lord your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently .

‏ Deuteronomy 18:5

5 For the Lord your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand ^{▼▼tc Smr and some Greek texts add “before the Lord your God” to bring the language into line with a formula found elsewhere (Deut 10:8; 2 Chr 29:11). This reading is not likely to be original, however.} and serve in his name ^{▼▼tn Heb “the name of the Lord.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.} permanently.