Whether it is for punishment for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark.

I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.

However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance is the sacrificial offerings made to the Lord God of Israel, as he instructed them.

Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.

They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?”

The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.