The Levitical priests – indeed, the entire tribe of Levi – will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the Lord and of his inheritance.

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.

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

Now Moses had assigned land to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites.

The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans.

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: If the prince should give a gift to one of his sons as his inheritance, it will belong to his sons, it is their property by inheritance.

But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will be his until the year of liberty; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance will only remain with his sons.

Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.

and if he has no daughter, then you are to give his inheritance to his brothers;

For the Lord’s allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.

The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.

Their assigned land included Beer Sheba, Moladah,

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment from God.”

What then would be one’s lot from God above, one’s heritage from the Almighty on high?

Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.