Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
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Gill's Exposition
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren,.... In the division of the land of Canaan, because being separated to the service of the sanctuary, he had no leisure to plough and sow,…
These verses are closely connected with the preceding chapter, and state very briefly the results of the intercession of Moses recorded in Deu 9:25-29. The people are reminded that all their blessings…
There were four things in and by which God showed himself reconciled to Israel and made them truly great and happy, and in which God's goodness took occasion from their badness to make him the more…
Cambridge Bible
Wherefore i.e. because of God's separation of the tribe to Himself.
Levi hath no portion nor inheritance Deu 12:12; Deu 14:27; Deu 14:29; Deu 18:1 f. In P of Aaron Num 18:20.
the Lord is his…
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