Joshua 14:3

3 Moses had given the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan River. He did not give any land as an inheritance to Levi's tribe,

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 This is the land that the people of Israel inherited in Canaan. The priest Eleazar, Joshua (son of Nun), and the heads of Israel's tribes distributed it to the people.

2 The land inherited by the nine-and-a-half tribes was determined by drawing lots as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

3 Moses had given the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan River. He did not give any land as an inheritance to Levi's tribe,

4 because Joseph's descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, formed two tribes. The Levites were not given a share of the land. Joseph's descendants gave the Levites cities to live in with pasturelands for their cattle and everything they had.

5 So the people of Israel divided the land as the LORD had commanded Moses.