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.)
“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.
The total number of men from Levi’s family group was 23,000. But these men were not counted with the other people of Israel. They did not get a share of the land that the Lord gave to the other people.
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.
This food is for the Levites, [94] because they don’t have any land of their own. This food is also for other people in your towns that need it. That food is for foreigners, widows, and children that have no parents. If you do this, then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
Moses had already given the two and a half family groups their land east of the Jordan River. But the family group of Levi was not given any land like the other people.