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You must make it into seven parts. Judah's tribe will keep the land in the south. Joseph's two tribes will keep their land in the north.[a] Divide the rest of the land into seven parts. See what the land is like and describe each of the seven parts. Bring your report to me. Then I will use lots to choose which tribe should receive each part of the land. The Lord our God will decide this. The Levites will not have any land of their own. Their gift from the Lord is to serve him. Gad, Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh already have their land on the east side of the Jordan River. The Lord's servant, Moses, gave it to them.’

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  1. 18:5 Judah, Ephraim and Manasseh had already received their land. See Joshua 16—17.