And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
One prince from every tribe was appointed to share the responsibility of dividing Canaan among the tribes as an inheritance. Moses had fixed the boundaries of the land and had appointed these tribal representatives to carry out its distribution. Levi was excepted from the tribal allotment and received no tribal inheritance. Instead the Levites were given cities scattered throughout the country as their assigned portion.
One prince from every tribe was appointed to share the responsibility of dividing Canaan among the tribes as an inheritance. Moses had fixed the boundaries of the land and had appointed these tribal representatives to carry out its distribution. Levi was excepted from the tribal allotment and received no tribal inheritance. Instead the Levites were given cities scattered throughout the country as their assigned portion.