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But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
But the
tithes of the
children of Israel, which they offer as an
heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to
inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the
children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the
tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the
children of Israel the
tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an
heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the
tithe.
“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the
tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a
tithe of the
tithe.
Thus ye also shall offer an
heave offering unto the LORD of all your
tithes, which ye receive of the
children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD’S
heave offering to Aaron the priest.
So you are to present an offering to the LORD from all the
tithes you receive from the Israelites, and from these you are to give the LORD’s offering to Aaron the priest.
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have
heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye
pollute the holy things of the
children of Israel, lest ye die.
Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not
incur guilt because of it. But you must not
defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
This is the
ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the
children of Israel, that they bring thee a red
heifer without spot, wherein is no
blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded:
Instruct the Israelites to bring you an
unblemished red
heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the
heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the
children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a
purification for sin.
And he that gathereth the ashes of the
heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the
children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.
The man who has gathered up the ashes of the
heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be
ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.
Then came the
children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and
Miriam died there, and was buried there.
In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There
Miriam died and was buried.
And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to
sanctify me in the eyes of the
children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My
holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
This is the water of Meribah; because the
children of Israel
strove with the LORD, and he was
sanctified in them.
These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His
holiness among them.
And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
And the
children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount
Hor.
After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount
Hor.
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.
And Israel
smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from
Arnon unto
Jabbok, even unto the
children of
Ammon: for the border of the
children of
Ammon was strong.
And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the
Arnon to the
Jabbok—but only up to the border of the
Ammonites, because it was fortified.
And the
children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by
Jericho.
Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from
Jericho.
And Moab was
sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the
children of Israel.
and Moab was
terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab
dreaded the Israelites.
He sent messengers therefore unto
Balaam the son of Beor to
Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the
children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they
abide over against me:
he sent messengers to
Balaam son of Beor at
Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not
nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a
Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall
smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the
children of
Sheth.
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a
scepter will arise from Israel. He will
crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of
Sheth.
And, behold, one of the
children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the
children of Israel, who were
weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Just then an
Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were
weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her
belly. So the plague was stayed from the
children of Israel.
followed the
Israelite into his tent, and drove the
spear through both of them—through the
Israelite and on through the
belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was
halted,
Phinehas, the son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the
children of Israel, while he was
zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the
children of Israel in my jealousy.
“
Phinehas son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was
zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not
consume the Israelites in My zeal.
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an
everlasting priesthood; because he was
zealous for his God, and made an
atonement for the
children of Israel.
It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was
zealous for his God and made
atonement for the Israelites.”
Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.
“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the
children of
Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
Reuben was the
firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of
Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
Notwithstanding the
children of
Korah died not.
However, the line of
Korah did not die out.
The
children of
Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
These were the descendants of
Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,
These are the families of the
children of
Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.
These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.
And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
The
registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
These are they that were numbered by Moses and
Eleazar the priest, who numbered the
children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
Jericho.
These were the ones numbered by Moses and
Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from
Jericho.
But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the
children of Israel in the wilderness of
Sinai.
Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of
Sinai.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his
kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the
children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of
kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a
statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the
children of Israel may be
obedient.
Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
And he shall stand before
Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of
Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the
children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
He shall stand before
Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the
Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
“Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My offerings by fire, as a pleasing
aroma to Me.
And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
So Moses spoke all this to the Israelites just as the LORD had commanded him.
And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
Avenge the
children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
“Take
vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
And the
children of Israel took all the women of
Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the
spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their
children, and they
plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.
And they brought the
captives, and the prey, and the
spoil, unto Moses, and
Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the
children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near
Jericho.
They brought the
captives, spoils, and
plunder to Moses, to
Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from
Jericho.
Behold, these caused the
children of Israel, through the counsel of
Balaam, to commit
trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of
Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
But all the women
children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for
yourselves.
And of the
children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the
beeves, of the
asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle,
donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
And of the
children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided from the men that
warred,
From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,
Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.
And Moses and
Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a
memorial for the
children of Israel before the LORD.
And Moses and
Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a
memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
Now the
children of
Reuben and the
children of
Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of
Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and
Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for
livestock.
The
children of
Gad and the
children of
Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to
Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses,
Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
And Moses said unto the
children of
Gad and to the
children of
Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?
For when they went up unto the valley of
Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the
children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
For when your fathers went up to the Valley of
Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the
children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the
fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go
ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
We will not return to our homes until every
Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.
And the
children of
Gad and the
children of
Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of
Gilead:
Our
children, our wives, our
livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of
Gilead.
So concerning them Moses commanded
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of
Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel:
So Moses gave orders about them to
Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of
Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.
And Moses said unto them, If the
children of
Gad and the
children of
Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of
Gilead for a possession:
And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of
Gilead as a possession.
And the
children of
Gad and the
children of
Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.
And Moses gave unto them, even to the
children of
Gad, and to the
children of
Reuben, and unto half the tribe of
Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the
Amorites, and the kingdom of
Og king of
Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of
Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the
Amorites and the kingdom of
Og king of
Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
And the
children of
Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
And the
children of
Reuben built
Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
The Reubenites built up
Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
And the
children of Machir the son of
Manasseh went to
Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
The descendants of Machir son of
Manasseh went to
Gilead, captured it, and drove out the
Amorites who were there.
These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the
leadership of Moses and Aaron.
And they departed from
Rameses in the first month, on the
fifteenth day of the first month; on the
morrow after the
passover the
children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
On the
fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the
Passover, the Israelites set out from
Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,
And the
children of Israel removed from
Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
The Israelites set out from
Rameses and camped at Succoth.
And Aaron the priest went up into mount
Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the
fortieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest
climbed Mount
Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the
fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt.
And king
Arad the
Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of
Canaan, heard of the coming of the
children of Israel.
Now the
Canaanite king of
Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of
Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
Speak unto the
children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of
Canaan;
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of
Canaan,
Command the
children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of
Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of
Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of
Canaan, it will be
allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:
And Moses commanded the
children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall
inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
So Moses commanded the Israelites, “
Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
For the tribe of the
children of
Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the
children of
Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of
Manasseh have received their inheritance:
For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of
Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.
And of the tribe of the
children of
Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of
Simeon;
And the prince of the tribe of the
children of
Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of
Dan;
The prince of the
children of Joseph, for the tribe of the
children of
Manasseh, Hanniel the son of
Ephod.
Hanniel son of
Ephod, a leader from the tribe of
Manasseh son of Joseph;
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim;
And the prince of the tribe of the
children of
Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of
Zebulun;
And the prince of the tribe of the
children of
Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of
Issachar;
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;
And the prince of the tribe of the
children of
Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of
Naphtali.”
These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the
children of Israel in the land of
Canaan.
These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to
apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of
Canaan.
Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.
And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
The cities that you
apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”
Speak unto the
children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of
Canaan;
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of
Canaan,
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the
children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the
sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may
flee thither.
These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that
anyone who kills a person
unintentionally may
flee there.
Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the
children of Israel.
Do not
defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”
And the chief fathers of the families of the
children of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the
children of Israel:
Now the family heads of the clan of
Gilead son of Machir son of
Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the
Israelite families and addressed them,
And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
saying, “When the LORD commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, He also commanded him to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.
And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the
children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe
whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our
allotted inheritance would be taken away.
And when the jubile of the
children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe
whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
And when the
Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”
And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.
So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.
So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any
Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every
Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers.
Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”
These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the
children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
Jericho.
These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from
Jericho.