‘ “I am to be the only inheritance the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession.
Joshua 13:33 - New International Version (Anglicised) But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
‘ “I am to be the only inheritance the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession.
The Lord said to Aaron, ‘You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and your inheritance among the Israelites.
That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance, as the Lord your God told them.)
But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.
This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab across the Jordan east of Jericho.
The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them.’