He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family’s inheritance. ¹ 

biblegateway Deu 18:8

"They shall eat equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers’ estates.

They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate.

If he does, he’ll get the same amount of food as they do, in addition to what he gets from selling his family’s goods.

biblegateway Deu 18:8

He is to share equally in their benefits even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.

then he may have equal portions to eat, besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony.

bibleoremus Deu 18:8

They shall have equal portions to eat, even though they have income from the sale of family possessions.

he is to have an equal share of food with them, besides what he may inherit from his father's family.

biblegateway Deu 18:8

"They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his inheritance.

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

biblegateway Deu 18:8

He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family’s inheritance. ¹ 

¹ tn Presumably this would not refer to a land inheritance, since that was forbidden to the descendants of Levi (v. 1). More likely it referred to some family possessions (cf. NIV, NCV, NRSV, CEV) or other private property (cf. NLT “a private source of income”), or even support sent by relatives (cf. TEV “whatever his family sends him”).