Deuteronomy 10:9

10:9 Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance ¹  among his brothers; ²  the Lord is his inheritance just as the Lord your God told him.

Deuteronomy 12:19

12:19 Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.

Numbers 18:20

Duties of the Levites

18:20 The Lord spoke to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion of property ³  among them – I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.

Numbers 26:62

26:62 Those of them who were numbered were 23,000, all males from a month old and upward, for they were not numbered among the Israelites; no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

Joshua 13:33

13:33 However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance ⁴  to the Levites; their inheritance ⁵  is the Lord God of Israel, as he instructed ⁶  them.

Joshua 18:7

18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. ⁷  Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land ⁸  east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”

Joshua 18:1

The Tribes Meet at Shiloh

18:1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. ⁹  Though they had subdued the land, ¹⁰ 

Joshua 5:2-4

A New Generation is Circumcised

5:2 At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.” ¹¹  5:3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins. ¹²  5:4 This is why Joshua had to circumcise them: All the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt died on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt. ¹³ 

[10:9]  ¹ sn Levi has no allotment or inheritance. As the priestly tribe, Levi would have no land allotment except for forty-eight towns set apart for their use (Num 35:1-8; Josh 21:1-42). But theirs was a far greater inheritance, for the Lord himself was their apportionment, that is, service to him would be their full-time and lifelong privilege (Num 18:20-24; Deut 18:2; Josh 13:33).

[10:9]  ² tn That is, among the other Israelite tribes.

[18:20]  ³ tn The phrase “of property” is supplied as a clarification.

[13:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “Moses did not assign an inheritance.” The word “land” has been supplied in the translation to clarify what the inheritance consisted of.

[13:33]  ⁵ tn That is, “their source of food and life.”

[13:33]  ⁶ tn Or “as he promised”; Heb “as he spoke to.”

[18:7]  ⁷ tn Or “the priesthood of the Lord.”

[18:7]  ⁸ tn Or “inheritance.”

[18:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

[18:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”

[5:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “return, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) is used here in an adverbial sense to indicate the repetition of an action.

[5:3]  ¹² tn Or “Gibeath Haaraloth.” This name means “Hill of the Foreskins.” Many modern translations simply give the Hebrew name, although an explanatory note giving the meaning of the name is often included.

[5:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “All the people who went out from Egypt, the males, all the men of war, died in the desert in the way when they went out from Egypt.”