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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# rejoice before Yahweh
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"rejoice in the presence of Yahweh"
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# the Levites who are within your gate
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Here "gates" is a reference to the city itself. Alternate translation: "the Levites who live inside your city" or "the Levites living with you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# because he has no portion or inheritance among you
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The fact that Yahweh would not give any of the land to the Levites is spoken of as if a father were not giving them an inheritance. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# he has no portion
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Here "he" refers to Levi. Levi represents all of his descendants. Alternate translation: "they have no portion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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