“About the land that will belong to the Levites: I am their property. You won’t give the Levites any property (land) in Israel. I am their share in Israel.
Joshua 13:14 - Easy To Read Version The family group of Levi is the only family group that did not get any land. Instead, the people of Levi get all the animals that are offered made by fire to the Lord God of Israel. That is what the Lord promised them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Only to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the sacrifices made by fire to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as He said to him. American Standard Version (1901) Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Jehovah, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spake unto him. Common English Bible It was only to the tribe of Levi that he gave no legacy. Their legacy consists of the fire offerings for the LORD, the God of Israel, exactly as he had promised them. Catholic Public Domain Version But to the tribe of Levi, he did not give a possession. Instead, the sacrifices and victims of the Lord, the God of Israel, these are his inheritance, just as he spoke to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: but the sacrifices and victims of the Lord God of Israel, are his inheritance, as he spoke to him. |
“About the land that will belong to the Levites: I am their property. You won’t give the Levites any property (land) in Israel. I am their share in Israel.
They will get to eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything the people in Israel give to the Lord will be theirs.
That is why the Levites [59] did not get any share of land like the other family groups did. The Levites have the Lord for their share. That is what the Lord your God promised them.)
Come to that place with all your people—your children, all your servants, and the Levites [76] living in your towns. (These Levites will not have a share of the land for their own.) Enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God.
But be sure that you always share these meals with the Levites. Do this as long as you live in your land.
The people of Israel did not force out the people of Geshur and Maacah. Those people still live among the people of Israel today.
Moses had given each family group from the family group of Reuben some land. This is the land they received:
The Levite people do not get a share of the land. Their share is to serve the Lord as priests. Gad, Reuben, and half the family group of Manasseh have already received the land that was promised to them. They are on the east side of the Jordan River. Moses, the Lord’s servant, already gave them that land.”