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14 However, Moses[a] did not assign land as an inheritance[b] to the Levites; their inheritance[c] is the sacrificial offerings[d] made to the Lord God of Israel, as he instructed[e] them.

15 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben[f] by its clans. 16 Their territory started at Aroer[g] (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba,

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:14 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Joshua 13:14 tn Heb “did not assign an inheritance.”
  3. Joshua 13:14 tn That is, “their source of food and life.”
  4. Joshua 13:14 tn Or “offerings made by fire.”
  5. Joshua 13:14 tn Or “promised” (Heb “spoke”).sn For the background of this observation, see Deut 18:1-2.
  6. Joshua 13:15 tn Heb “assigned to the sons of Reuben.”
  7. Joshua 13:16 tn Heb “their territory was from.”