Joshua 13:33
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But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them.
Read Joshua 13:33 Using Other Translations
But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel is their inheritance, just as he said to them.
But Moses gave no allotment of land to the tribe of Levi, for the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised that he himself would be their allotment.
What does Joshua 13:33 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Joshua 13:33
But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not [any]
inheritance,
&c.] Neither on the other side Jordan, nor did he order them
any in Canaan; but expressly declared they were to have no part
in the division of it, though they were his own tribe; which
shows him to be a disinterested man, that he faithfully observed
the orders and instructions the Lord gave him:
the Lord God of Israel [was] their inheritance, as he said
unto them;
what was given to the Lord out of the sacrifices, and the tithes,
and firstfruits, that were theirs; see ( Numbers
18:20-32 ) ( Deuteronomy
18:1-8 ) .
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