The Tribe of Levi must not be given a portion of the land in Israel
Commandment 297ProhibitionParashat ShoftimThe Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee
Scripture
"The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the LORD'S offerings by fire and His portion.
Hebrew
א לֹא-יִהְיֶה לַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם כָּל-שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי, חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה--עִם-יִשְׂרָאֵל; אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה וְנַחֲלָתוֹ, יֹאכֵלוּן.
Greek
1 Οὐκ ἔσται τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν τοῖς Λευίταις, ὅλῃ φυλῇ Λευι, μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος μετὰ Ισραηλ· καρπώματα κυρίου ὁ κλῆρος αὐτῶν, φάγονται αὐτά.
Classification
- Parashah: Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 504
- Mishneh Torah: Seeds — The Sabbatical Year and the Jubilee
Stated in
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