Joshua 13:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴He did not give any inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The burnt offerings made to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he had told them.

¹⁵The Tribe of Reuben. Moses had given an inheritance to the Reubenites dividing it according to their clans. ¹⁶Their territory included Aroer on the banks of the Arnon River, from the city itself which is in the middle of the river, as well as the whole plain of Medeba,

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Joshua 13:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.^(A)

¹⁵This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:

¹⁶The territory from Aroer^(B) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba^(C)

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Joshua 13:14-16

New King James Version

¹⁴^(A)Only to the tribe of Levi he had given ^[a]no inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, ^(B)as He said to them.

The Land of Reuben

¹⁵^(C)And Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their families. ¹⁶Their territory was ^(D)from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, ^(E)and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, ^(F)and all the plain by Medeba;

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Joshua 13:14 no land as a possession

Joshua 13:14-16

English Standard Version

¹⁴^(A)To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance. The offerings by fire to the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him.

¹⁵And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their clans. ¹⁶So their territory was from Aroer, ^(B)which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland by ^(C)Medeba;

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