(A)From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of [a]rivers of water. At that time (B)the Lord [b]separated the tribe of Levi (C)to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, (D)to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and (E)to bless in His name, to this day. (F)Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God promised him.)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 10:7 brooks
  2. Deuteronomy 10:8 set apart

From there they traveled to Gudgodah and on to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water.(A) At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi(B) to carry the ark of the covenant(C) of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister(D) and to pronounce blessings(E) in his name, as they still do today.(F) That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance,(G) as the Lord your God told them.)

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