“And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.”
So the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD — The tribes' compliance indicates that territorial holdings are understood as malleable; even those with land recognize the Levites' prior covenantal claim. The phrase 'according to the commandment of the LORD' (al-pi YHWH) frames the distribution as divinely mandated, not tribal generosity. Covenant law supersedes individual tribal claims.
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