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The Lord spoke to Aaron. He said, "You will not receive any part of the land I am giving to Israel. You will not have any share among them. I am your share. I am what you will receive among the people of Israel.
Reference
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Hebrew: chishshur
combined, i.e. the nave or hub of awheel (as holding the spokes together)
Greek: Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)
Aaron, the brother of Moses
Hebrew: ʼAhărôwn
Aharon, the brother of Moses
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: προσλαμβάνω (proslambánō)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
Hebrew: qᵉbal
to acquire
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Greek: κλίμα (klíma)
a slope, i.e. (specially) a "clime" or tract of country
Hebrew: bether
a section
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: εἰμί (eimí)
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Greek: Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl)
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Hebrew: machăresheth
probably a hoe
Greek: μέσος (mésos)
middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
Hebrew: bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: εἰμί (eimí)
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Hebrew: machăresheth
probably a hoe
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: εἰμί (eimí)
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: προσλαμβάνω (proslambánō)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
Hebrew: qᵉbal
to acquire
Greek: μέσος (mésos)
middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
Hebrew: bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Parallel theme
Deuteronomy 14:27
Joshua 14:3
Revelation 21:3
References Israel
Ezekiel 44:28
References Lord
Deuteronomy 10:9
Joshua 13:33
Lamentations 3:24
Deuteronomy 12:12
Psalm 142:5
Psalm 16:5
Verse Explanation
God told Aaron that he and his descendants would have no land inheritance among Israel because the Lord Himself was their inheritance. This meant their security came from their relationship with God rather than possessions. The verse highlights the special calling of the priests and Levites.
History
When Israel entered Canaan around 1406 BC, the Levites received cities but not a large land territory.