Deuteronomy 18:2

Provision for Priests and Levites

1The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.2Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

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Berean Standard Bible
Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
American Standard Version (1901)
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
Bible in Basic English
And they will have no heritage among their countrymen: the Lord is their heritage, as he has said to them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And they shall receive nothing else. of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.
Free Bible Version
While they don't own land among the other tribes, the Lord takes care of them, as he promised.
Geneva Bible 1599
Therefore shall they haue no inheritance among their brethren: for the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath sayd vnto them.
King James (Authorized) Version
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
One Unity Resource Bible
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers. Adonai is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.
Translation for Translators
They will not be allotted any land like the other tribes will be. What they will receive is the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s priests, which is what he said that they should have.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They must have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as he said to them.
Noah Webster Bible
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.
World English Bible
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers. Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.
Young's Literal Translation
and he hath no inheritance in the midst of his brethren; Jehovah Himself [is] his inheritance, as He hath spoken to him.