"The Leviticalpriests,the wholetribeof Levi,shall havenoportionor inheritancewith Israel;they shall eatthe LORD'Sofferingsby fireand His portion.
and the Leviticalpriestsshall neverlacka manbeforeMe to offerburntofferings,to burngrain offeringsand to preparesacrificescontinually.'"
"And it shall be with regard to an inheritancefor them, [that] I am their inheritance;and you shall givethem nopossessionin Israel--I am their possession.
Then the LORDsaidto Aaron,"You shall have noinheritancein their landnorownany portionamongthem; I am your portionand your inheritanceamongthe sonsof Israel.
Those who were numberedof them were 23,000,everymalefrom a montholdand upward,for they were not numberedamongthe sonsof Israelsincenoinheritancewas givento them amongthe sonsof Israel.
Therefore,Levidoes not havea portionor inheritancewith his brothers;the LORDis his inheritance,justas the LORDyour Godspoketo him.)
"Be carefulthat you do not forsakethe Leviteas longas you livein your land.
Onlyto the tribeof Levihe did not givean inheritance;the offeringsby fireto the LORD,the Godof Israel,are their inheritance,as He spoketo him.
But to the tribeof Levi,Mosesdid not givean inheritance;the LORD,the Godof Israel,is their inheritance,as He had promisedto them.
"For the Leviteshavenoportionamongyou, becausethe priesthoodof the LORDis their inheritance.Gadand Reubenand the half-tribeof Manassehalso have receivedtheir inheritanceeastwardbeyondthe Jordan,whichMosesthe servantof the LORDgavethem."
