20 ¶ And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou shalt have none inheritance in their [a]land: neither shalt thou have any part among them: (A)I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

21 For behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

22 Neither shall the children of Israel any more [b]come near the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest they sustain sin, and die.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 18:20 Of Canaan.
  2. Numbers 18:22 To serve therein: for the Levites are put in their place.

20 The Lord said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them;(A) I am your share and your inheritance(B) among the Israelites.

21 “I give to the Levites all the tithes(C) in Israel as their inheritance(D) in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.(E) 22 From now on the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and will die.(F)

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