For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
Moses had already given land as an inheritance to two and a half tribes on the other side of the Jordan River, but he didn't give any land inheritance to the Levites among them.
This verse explains that Moses had already distributed land to some tribes east of the Jordan River, but the Levites received no land inheritance like the other tribes.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of the Book of Joshua, the Israelites were dividing the Promised Land among the twelve tribes after their conquest, following God's command to settle the territory. Moses had earlier allocated land east of the Jordan River to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, as they requested it for their families and livestock before the main conquest began. However, the Levites received no land inheritance because they were set apart as priests to serve God, and their needs were to be met through offerings and portions from the other tribes.
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