Yosua 14:3-5

14:3 Now Moses had assigned land ¹  to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land ²  to the Levites. ³  14:4 The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions. ⁴  14:5 The Israelites followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land. ⁵ 

[14:3]  ¹ tn Or “assigned an inheritance.”

[14:3]  ² tn Or “no inheritance.”

[14:3]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds, “in their midst.”

[14:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they did not assign a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities [in which] to live and their pastures for their cattle and property.”

[14:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did, and they divided up the land.”