‘This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
Joshua 13:33 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Moses did not give a portion to the tribe of Levi. The Lord, the God of Israel, was their inheritance, just as he had promised them. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He told them. American Standard Version (1901) But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance: Jehovah, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spake unto them. Common English Bible But Moses gave no legacy to the tribe of Levi. The LORD God of Israel is their legacy, exactly as he promised them. Catholic Public Domain Version But to the tribe of Levi he did not give a possession. For the Lord, the God of Israel, is himself their possession, just as he spoke to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their possession, as he spoke to them. |
‘This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
The Lord told Aaron, ‘You will not have an inheritance in their land; there will be no portion among them for you. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
For this reason, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance like his brothers; the Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God told him.
He did not, however, give any inheritance to the tribe of Levi. This was their inheritance, just as he had promised: the food offerings made to the Lord, the God of Israel.
These were the portions Moses gave them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.
But the Levites among you do not get a portion, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the Lord. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan to the east, which Moses the Lord’s servant gave them.’