Other translations
American Standard Version
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
Darby Bible Translation
but they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah, he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
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.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.
God's Word
So the Levites will have no land of their own like the other Israelites. The LORD will be their inheritance, as he promised them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Although Levi has no inheritance among his brothers, the LORD is his inheritance, as He promised him.
International Standard Version
But they will not have an inheritance among their relatives, because the LORD alone is their inheritance—as he promised them."
NET Bible
They will have no inheritance in the midst of their fellow Israelites; the LORD alone is their inheritance, just as he had told them.
New American Standard Bible
"They shall have no inheritance among their countrymen; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
New International Version
They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.
New Living Translation
They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The LORD himself is their special possession, just as he promised them.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said to them.
The World English Bible
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers: Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.
EasyEnglish Bible
They will receive no land among the other Israelites. The Lord himself is the one who gives them everything that they need. He has promised to do that for 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.
New Life Version
They will have no share of the land among their brothers. The Lord is their share, as He promised them.
The Voice Bible
They won’t have any share in the land, as the other Israelites do, but the Eternal Himself will be their share as He promised.
Living Bible
They don’t need to own property, for the Lord is their property! That is what he promised them!
New Catholic Bible
They will have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as he has promised them.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they shall have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as He promised them.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Therefore, shall they have no inheritance among their brethren; the LORD is their inheritance, as he has said unto them.
Christian Standard Bible
Although Levi has no inheritance among his brothers, the Lord is his inheritance, as he promised him.
Amplified Bible © 1954
They shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as He promised them.
New Century Version
They will not inherit any of the land like their brothers, but they will inherit the Lord himself, as he has promised them.
The Message
The Levitical priests—that’s the entire tribe of Levi—don’t get any land-inheritance with the rest of Israel. They get the Fire-Gift-Offerings of God—they will live on that inheritance. But they don’t get land-inheritance like the rest of their kinsmen. God is their inheritance.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
So they will not have an inheritance among their brothers. The Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
but they shall have no inheritance among the other members of the community; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
Good News Translation®
They are to own no land, as the other tribes do; their share is the privilege of being the Lord's priests, as the Lord has promised.
Wycliffe Bible
and they shall not take any other thing of the possession of their brethren; for the Lord himself is their heritage, as he spake to them. (and they shall have no possession among their brothers; for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he promised them.)
Contemporary English Version
because he has promised to provide for them in this way.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
but they shall have no inheritance among the other members of the community; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
but they shall have no inheritance among the other members of the community; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
Common English Bible © 2011
but they won’t share an inheritance with their fellow Israelites. The Lord alone is the Levites’ inheritance—just as God promised them.
Amplified Bible © 2015
They shall have no inheritance [of land] among their countrymen (brothers, brethren); the Lord is their inheritance, as He promised them.
English Standard Version Anglicised
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
They shall have no heritage among their kindred; the Lord himself is their heritage, as he has told them.
New American Standard Bible
They shall not have an inheritance among their countrymen; the Lord is their inheritance, as He promised them.
The Expanded Bible
They will not inherit any of the land like their brothers [Num. 26:62; Josh. 13:14; 14:4–5; 21], but they will inherit the Lord himself [10:9; Ex. 32:25–29; Josh. 18:7], as he has promised them.
Tree of Life Version
They will have no inheritance among their brothers—Adonai is their inheritance, just as He promised them.
Revised Standard Version
They shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
New International Reader's Version
They won’t have any part of the land the Lord gave the other tribes in Israel. The Lord himself is their share, just as he promised them.
BRG Bible
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
Complete Jewish Bible
They will have no inheritance with their brothers, because Adonai is their inheritance — as he has said to them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
but they shall have no inheritance among the other members of the community; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Therefore shall they have no nachalah among their achim; Hashem is their nachalah, as He hath said unto them.
Names of God Bible
So the Levites will have no land of their own like the other Israelites. Yahweh will be their inheritance, as he promised them.
Modern English Version
They will have no inheritance among their brothers. The Lord is their inheritance, just as He has said to them.
Easy-to-Read Version
The tribe of Levi will not get any share of land like the other tribes. Their share is the Lord himself, as he said to them.
International Children’s Bible
They will not inherit any of the land like their brothers. They will inherit the Lord himself. This is what he promised them.
Lexham English Bible
And there shall not be for them an inheritance of land in the midst of his brothers; rather Yahweh is his inheritance, just as he promised to them.
New International Version - UK
They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.