For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 14 of Joshua. The distribution of Canaan west of the Jordan formally begins among Eleazar, Joshua, and the tribal leaders. The distribution is carried out by lot, according to the command received by Moses. The lot expresses that the land is not assigned merely according to human preferences, but through a procedure understood as determined by God. Judah, Ephraim, and half of Manasseh had already received portions at earlier stages of the process.
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Denn die Kinder Josephs wurden zwei Stämme, Manasse und Ephraim; den Leviten aber gaben sie kein Teil im Lande, sondern Städte, darin zu wohnen, und Vorstädte für ihr Vieh und ihre Habe.
Porque los hijos de José fueron dos tribus, Manasés y Ephraim: y no dieron parte a los Levitas en la tierra, sino ciudades en que morasen, con sus ejidos para sus ganados y rebaños.
Les fils de Joseph formaient deux tribus, Manassé et Ephraïm; et l'on ne donna point de part aux Lévites dans le pays, si ce n'est des villes pour habitation, et les banlieues pour leurs troupeaux et pour leurs biens.
Ma i figliuoli di Giuseppe facevano due tribù, Manasse ed Efraim; e non fu data a’ Leviti alcuna parte nel paese, se non delle città per abitare, insieme co’ lor contorni, per i lor bestiami, e per gli altri lor beni.
Porque os filhos de José eram duas tribos, Manassés e Efraim, e aos levitas não se deu herança na terra, senão cidades em que habitassem, e os seus arrabaldes para seu gado e para seus bens.
因 約瑟 的子孫成了兩個支派,就是 瑪拿西 和 以法蓮 。雖然他們沒有分地給 利未 人,卻給 利未 人城鎮居住,以及城鎮的郊外供他們牧養牲畜,安置財物。
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