³² “Concerning the Levitical cities,^(A) the Levites always have the right to redeem houses in the cities they possess. ³³ Whatever property one of the Levites can redeem^[a]—a house sold in a city they possess—is to be released at the Jubilee, because the houses in the Levitical cities are their possession among the Israelites. ³⁴ The open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for it is their permanent possession.

²⁰ The Lord told Aaron, “You will not have an inheritance in their land; there will be no portion among them for you. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.^(A)

⁶² Those registered were 23,000, every male one month old or more; they were not registered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

Provisions for the Levites

18 “The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, will have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They will eat the Lord’s food offerings; that is their^[a][b] inheritance. ² Although Levi has no inheritance among his brothers, the Lord is his inheritance, as he promised him.^(A)

¹⁴ He did not, however, give any inheritance to the tribe of Levi. This was their inheritance, just as he had promised: the food offerings made to the Lord, the God of Israel.^(A)

³³ But Moses did not give a portion to the tribe of Levi. The Lord, the God of Israel, was their inheritance, just as he had promised them.^(A)

²⁸ “This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance.^(A) You are to give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. ²⁹ They will eat the grain offering, the sin offering,^(B) and the guilt offering. Everything in Israel that is permanently dedicated to the Lord will belong to them.^{(C) 30} The best of all the firstfruits of every kind and contribution of every kind from all your gifts will belong to the priests.^(D) You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest^(E) so that a blessing may rest on your homes.^(F)