The plan seemed good to me, so I selected 12 men from among you, one man for each tribe.

I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh the rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og. The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.

“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as it is today.

“The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, will have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They will eat the Lord’s fire offerings; that is their inheritance.

You will have olive trees throughout your territory but not anoint yourself with oil, because your olives will drop off.

We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

Be sure there is no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Be sure there is no root among you bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.

So Israel dwells securely;
Jacob lives untroubled
in a land of grain and new wine;
even his skies drip with dew.