Joshua 13:14-15

13:14 However, Moses ¹  did not assign land as an inheritance ²  to the Levites; their inheritance ³  is the sacrificial offerings ⁴  made to the Lord God of Israel, as he instructed ⁵  them.

13:15 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben ⁶  by its clans.

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¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “did not assign an inheritance.”

³ tn That is, “their source of food and life.”

⁴ tn Or “offerings made by fire.”

⁵ tn Or “promised” (Heb “spoke”).

sn For the background of this observation, see Deut 18:1-2.

⁶ tn Heb “assigned to the sons of Reuben.”