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But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but he did not give an inheritance to the Levites among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but he did not give an inheritance to the Levites among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but he did not give an inheritance to the Levites among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but he did not give an inheritance to the Levites among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For Moses had given an inheritance to the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but he did not give [any territory as] an inheritance to the Levites among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes beyond the Jordan. But he gave no inheritance among them to the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes beyond the Jordan. But he gave no inheritance among them to the Levites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half tribe beyond Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses had given the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan River. He did not give any land as an inheritance to Levi's tribe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />since Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe across the Jordan River. However, he did not give an inheritance to the descendants of Levi who lived among them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Moses had assigned land to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of Jordan: but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for Moses has given the inheritance of two of the tribes, and of half of the tribe, beyond the Jordan, and he has not given an inheritance to the Levites in their midst;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for Moses hath given the inheritance of two of the tribes, and of half of the tribe, beyond the Jordan, and to the Levites he hath not given an inheritance in their midst;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For Moses gave the inheritance of the two tribes and the half tribe from beyond Jordan: and to the Levites he gave not an inheritance in the midst of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For to two tribes and a half Moses had given possession beyond the Jordan: besides the Levites, who received no land among their brethren: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For to the two and one half tribes, Moses had given a possession beyond the Jordan, aside from the Levites, who received no land among their brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To two and a half tribes Moses had already given a heritage beyond the Jordan; to the Levites he had given no heritage among them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan; but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half tribe beyond the Jordan; but to the Levites he gave no inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because Moshe gave an inheritance to two tribes and to the half a tribe at the crossing of Jordan, and to the Levites he did not give an inheritance among them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan; but unto the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/14-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3639" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/14.htm">Land Division West of the Jordan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">had given</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·laṯ (N-fsc) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">the inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5676.htm" title="5676: mê·‘ê·ḇer (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Region across or beyond, side. From abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially on the opposite side.">east of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: lay·yar·dên (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">to the other two</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: wa·ḥă·ṣî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">and a half</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ham·maṭ·ṭeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">tribes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">But he granted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lāh (N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: wə·lal·wî·yim (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">to the Levites.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13-15</a></span><br />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 tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance. / These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">Numbers 26:52-56</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. / Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-28.htm">Ezekiel 44:28</a></span><br />In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-9.htm">Deuteronomy 10:9</a></span><br />That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1-8</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho: / “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. / The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-12.htm">Deuteronomy 12:12</a></span><br />And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-60</a></span><br />Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-29.htm">Mark 10:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel / will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but to the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.</p><p class="hdg">Moses</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">Joshua 13:8</a></b></br> With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, <i>even</i> as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-29.htm">Numbers 32:29-42</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12-17</a></b></br> And this land, <i>which</i> we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which <i>is</i> by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites… </p><p class="hdg">but unto</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14,32,33</a></b></br> Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire <i>are</i> their inheritance, as he said unto them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">East</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Half</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">One-Half</a> <a href="/joshua/13-27.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">Side</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/15-5.htm">East</a> <a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Half</a> <a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/15-5.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/joshua/16-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/joshua/14-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/15-9.htm">One-Half</a> <a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Side</a> <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">The nine tribes and a half are to have their inheritance by lot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Caleb by privilege obtains Hebron</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes.</b><br>This phrase refers to the allocation of land by Moses to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. This event is detailed in <a href="/numbers/32.htm">Numbers 32</a>, where these tribes requested to settle in the fertile lands of Gilead and Bashan, east of the Jordan River, because they were suitable for their large herds. Moses initially hesitated, fearing a repeat of the rebellion at Kadesh Barnea, but he agreed after they promised to help the other tribes conquer the land west of the Jordan. This allocation fulfilled part of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land his descendants would inherit (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>).<p><b>But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.</b><br>The Levites were set apart for religious duties and service to the Tabernacle, as outlined in <a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a>. They were not given a specific territory like the other tribes but were instead provided with cities scattered throughout Israel (<a href="/numbers/35.htm">Numbers 35:1-8</a>). This arrangement emphasized their role as spiritual leaders and mediators between God and the people. Their inheritance was the Lord Himself, symbolizing a deeper spiritual truth that points to the New Testament concept of believers being a royal priesthood (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>). The Levites' unique position foreshadows the priestly ministry of Jesus Christ, who serves as the ultimate High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egypt and through the wilderness. He was responsible for dividing the land among the tribes before his death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_two_and_a_half_tribes.htm">The Two and a Half Tribes</a></b><br>Refers to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, who received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan River.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>A tribe set apart for religious duties and service to God. They were not given a specific inheritance of land like the other tribes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant geographical boundary in the Promised Land, marking the division between the land east and west of the river.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the tribes of Israel as their permanent possession, a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The distribution of the land is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. We can trust God to fulfill His promises in our lives as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_levites.htm">The Role of the Levites</a></b><br>The Levites' unique role reminds us that God calls each of us to different purposes. Our value is not in land or possessions but in our service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_with_god's_provision.htm">Contentment with God's Provision</a></b><br>The two and a half tribes were content with their inheritance east of the Jordan. We should learn to be content with what God provides, trusting His wisdom and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance_over_material_possessions.htm">Spiritual Inheritance Over Material Possessions</a></b><br>The Levites' inheritance was spiritual rather than material, teaching us to prioritize spiritual blessings over earthly possessions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_3_compare_to_other_water-partings.htm">How does the crossing in Joshua 3 compare with contradictory or differing accounts of water-parting miracles elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_the_sea_flee_and_jordan_reverse.htm">What natural explanation could account for the sea fleeing and the Jordan reversing in Psalm 114:3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_2_8_-_how_did_the_river_part.htm">2 Kings 2:8 - How can the Jordan River suddenly part at the mere strike of a cloak?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/14-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֜ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had given</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלַ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">east of</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֵ֖בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ê·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5676.htm">Strong's 5676: </a> </span><span class="str2">A region across, on the opposite side</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(lay·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the [other] two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a half</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲצִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tribes.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּטּוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But he granted</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the Levites.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/14-3.htm">Joshua 14:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/14-3.htm">OT History: Joshua 14:3 For Moses had given the inheritance (Josh. 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