Yosua 13:14

13:14 However, Moses ¹  did not assign land as an inheritance ²  to the Levites; their inheritance ³  is the sacrificial offerings ⁴  made to the Lord God of Israel, as he instructed ⁵  them.

[13:14]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:14]  ² tn Heb “did not assign an inheritance.”

[13:14]  ³ tn That is, “their source of food and life.”

[13:14]  ⁴ tn Or “offerings made by fire.”

[13:14]  ⁵ tn Or “promised” (Heb “spoke”).

[13:14]  sn For the background of this observation, see Deut 18:1-2.