Joshua 14:3

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.

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WEBBE

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 amongst them.

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

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

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כִּי־ ki- for H3588 נָתַן na·tan he had given H5414 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 נַחֲלַת na·cha·lat [the] inheritance of H5159 שְׁנֵי she·nei [the] two H8147 הַמַּטּוֹת ha·ma·tot the tribes H4294 וַחֲצִי va·cha·tzi and [the] half of H2677 הַמַּטֶּה ha·ma·teh the tribe H4294 מֵעֵבֶר me·'e·ver from [the] other side H5676 לַיַּרְדֵּן lai·yar·den of the Jordan H3383 וְלַלְוִיִּם ve·lal·vi·yim and to the Levites H3881 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 נָתַן na·tan he had given H5414 נַחֲלָה na·cha·lah an inheritance H5159 בְּתוֹכָם be·to·kham in midst of them H8432

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

The Israelites must occupy the new conquests. Canaan would have been subdued in vain, if it had not been inhabited. Yet every man might not go and settle where he pleased. God shall choose our inheritance for us. Let us survey our heritage of present mercy, our prospect for the land of promise, eternal in the heavens. Is God any respecter of persons? Is it not better that our place, as to earthly good or sorrow, should be determined by the infinite wisdom of our heavenly Father, than by our own ignorance? Should not those for whom the great mystery of godliness was exhibited, those whose redemption was purchased by Jesus Christ, thankfully refer their earthly concerns to his appointment?

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Moses Jordan

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PriestLevites

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.