Joshua 14:3

3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a halftribe on the other side of the Jordan; but unto the Levites he gave no inheritance among them,

Joshua 14:3 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 14:3

And Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes, and an half
tribe, on the other side Jordan
The two tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, whose inheritance is described in ( Joshua 13:8-33 ) :

but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them;
this is frequently observed, that it might be taken notice of, to show the disinterestedness of Moses in this affair, Levi being his own tribe; and to recommend the care of the Levites to the other tribes, according to the provision God had made for them.

Joshua 14:3 In-Context

1 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed for inheritance to them.

2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and for the halftribe.

3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a halftribe on the other side of the Jordan; but unto the Levites he gave no inheritance among them,

4 for the children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. Therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.

5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.