Verse 9

That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 18:1-2 : 1 The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD and His allotted inheritance. 2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
  • Ezek 44:28 : 28 They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.
  • Josh 14:3 : 3 For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.
  • Num 18:20-24 : 20 The LORD said to Aaron: You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and inheritance among the Israelites. 21 To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting. 22 From now on, the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and die. 23 The Levites shall perform the duties of the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for their sins. This is a perpetual ordinance for your generations, but they shall not have any inheritance among the Israelites. 24 For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.
  • Num 26:62 : 62 The total number of the Levites registered, all the males a month old or older, was 23,000. They were not counted among the Israelites because they were not given an inheritance among them.