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477 B
477 B
rejoice before Yahweh
"rejoice in the presence of Yahweh"
the Levites who are within your gate
"the Levites who live inside your city" or "the Levites living with you"
because he has no portion or inheritance among you
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.
he has no portion
"they have no portion". Here "he" refers to Levi. Levi represents all of his descendants.