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by lot, just as the Lord commanded through Moses for the nine tribes and the half-tribe, since Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe across the Jordan River. However, he did not give an inheritance to the descendants of Levi who lived among them, since the descendants of Joseph constituted two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. They did not allot a portion to the descendants of Levi in the land, since they were given[a] cities to live in, along with pastures for their livestock and property.

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  1. Joshua 14:4 The Heb. lacks they were given