# for the priesthood of Yahweh is their inheritance
Joshua speaks of the great honor that the Levites have by serving Yahweh as priests as if it were something that they inherited. AT: "for the priesthood of Yahweh is what they have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
The land that the tribes received is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that they received as a permanent possession. AT: "have received land as their inheritance" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])