Joshua 18:7-8

18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. ¹  Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land ²  east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”

18:8 When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.”

Joshua 22:28

22:28 We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing ³  to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors ⁴  made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’ ⁵ 

[18:7]  ¹ tn Or “the priesthood of the Lord.”

[18:7]  ² tn Or “inheritance.”

[22:28]  ³ tn The words “such a thing” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[22:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

[22:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”