John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 7. But the Levites have no part among you , etc.] And so needed not to send any men out of their tribe to measure the land on their account, and is a reason why the remaining part of the land was to be divided into seven parts only: for the priesthood of the Lord [is] his inheritance ; not only the office, but what appertained to it, all the perquisites of it, the tithes, firstfruits, parts of the sacrifices, etc. (see Joshua 13:14); and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them ; and so had no share in the division of the land of Canaan, being sufficiently provided for.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 2-10 - After a year or more, Joshua blamed their slackness, and told them ho to proceed. God, by his grace, has given us a title to a good land, the heavenly Canaan, but we are slack to take possession of it; we ente not into that rest, as we might by faith, and hope, and holy joy. Ho long shall it be thus with us? How long shall we thus stand in our ow light, and forsake our own mercies for lying vanities? Joshua stirs the Israelites up to take possession of their lots. He is ready to do his part, if they will do theirs.
Original Hebrew כי3588 אין369 חלק2506 ללוים3881 בקרבכם7130 כי3588 כהנת3550 יהוה3068 נחלתו5159 וגד1410 וראובן7205 וחצי2677 שׁבט7626 המנשׁה4519 לקחו3947 נחלתם5159 מעבר5676 לירדן3383 מזרחה4217 אשׁר834 נתן5414 להם משׁה4872 עבד5650 יהוה׃3068
