Joshua 13:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said to them.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave no inheritance, for the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as He promised.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Only unto the tribe{H7626} of Levi{H3878} he gave{H5414} no inheritance;{H5159} the offerings{H801} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} made by fire{H801} are his inheritance,{H5159} as he spake{H1696} unto him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Only unto the tribe{H7626} of Levi{H3878} he gave{H5414}{(H8804)} none inheritance{H5159}; the sacrifices{H801} of the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} made by fire{H801} are their inheritance{H5159}, as he said{H1696}{(H8765)} unto them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But vnto ye trybe of the Leuites he gaue no enheritaunce: for the offeringe of the LORDE God of Israel is their enheritaunce, acordinge as he hath promysed them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Onely vnto the tribe of Leui he gaue none inheritance, but the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel are his inheritance, as he said vnto him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Onely vnto the tribe of Leui he gaue none inheritaunce: but the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel is their inheritaunce, as he sayde vnto them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire [are] their inheritance, as he said unto them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spoke to him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Only, to the tribe of Levi he hath not given an inheritance; fire-offerings of Jehovah, God of Israel, is its inheritance, as He hath spoken to it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Jehovah, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spake unto him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of Jehovah, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spake unto him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no heritage; the offerings of the Lord, the God of Israel, made by fire are his heritage, as he said to him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Only he gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spoke to him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 18:20-24 : 20 And the LORD spoke to Aaron, You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any part among them: I am your part and your inheritance among the children of Israel. 21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come near the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave offering to the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said to them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
  • Josh 14:3-4 : 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and for their possessions.
  • Deut 10:9 : 9 Therefore Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.
  • Deut 12:12 : 12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, because he has no portion or inheritance with you.
  • Deut 12:19 : 19 Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live on the earth.
  • Deut 18:1-2 : 1 The priests, the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part or inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and His inheritance. 2 Therefore, they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as He has said to them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 13:32-33
    2 verses
    91%

    32 These are the lands which Moses distributed for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

    33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said to them.

  • Deut 18:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1 The priests, the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part or inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and His inheritance.

    2 Therefore, they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as He has said to them.

  • Deut 10:8-9
    2 verses
    84%

    8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.

    9 Therefore Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.

  • Josh 14:1-4
    4 verses
    83%

    1 And these are the lands which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed as inheritance to them.

    2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

    4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and for their possessions.

  • Num 18:23-25
    3 verses
    82%

    23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

    24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave offering to the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said to them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

    25 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Josh 18:7
    78%

    7 But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

  • Num 18:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 And the LORD spoke to Aaron, You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any part among them: I am your part and your inheritance among the children of Israel.

    21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Num 1:47-49
    3 verses
    75%

    47 But the Levites, by their fathers' tribe, were not numbered among them.

    48 For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

    49 Only you shall not number the tribe of Levi, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel;

  • Josh 13:15
    74%

    15 And Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.

  • Num 18:6
    74%

    6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Ezek 44:28
    74%

    28 And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

  • Deut 14:27
    74%

    27 And the Levite that is within your gates; you shall not forsake him; for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

  • Num 8:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14 Thus shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.

    15 After that, the Levites shall go in to perform the service of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall cleanse them and offer them as a wave offering.

  • Josh 21:3
    74%

    3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the command of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

  • Num 34:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'

    14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

  • Num 3:9
    73%

    9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given to him from among the children of Israel.

  • Num 8:19
    73%

    19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when they come near the sanctuary.

  • Num 2:33
    73%

    33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Num 36:9
    72%

    9 Thus the inheritance shall not transfer from one tribe to another tribe; but each tribe of the children of Israel shall keep to its own inheritance.

  • Ps 135:12
    72%

    12 And gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people.

  • Num 36:7
    71%

    7 So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not transfer from tribe to tribe; for each of the children of Israel shall keep to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Num 7:9
    71%

    9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should carry it upon their shoulders.

  • Heb 7:13
    71%

    13 For he of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, of which no man attended the altar.

  • Lev 10:13
    71%

    13 You shall eat it in a holy place because it is your due and your sons' due of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire, for so I am commanded.

  • Num 7:5
    71%

    5 Take it from them, that they may be used for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.

  • Num 27:11
    71%

    11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest kinsman from his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be a statute of judgment to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Deut 12:14
    70%

    14 But in the place which the LORD will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.

  • Num 36:4
    70%

    4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are received; so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

  • Josh 13:7
    70%

    7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

  • Deut 18:8
    70%

    8 They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his patrimony.

  • Num 3:12
    70%

    12 Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; therefore the Levites shall be mine;

  • Ps 78:55
    70%

    55 He cast out the nations also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

  • Num 31:41
    70%

    41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Num 8:11
    70%

    11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the service of the LORD.

  • Ezek 47:23
    70%

    23 And it shall come to pass, that in whatever tribe the stranger resides, there you shall give him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.