Shoftim 18:01 · unit 3

TT #119 · Parashas Shoftim · Third Aliyah · Passuk 18:01

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־יִ֠הְיֶה לַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם כׇּל־שֵׁ֧בֶט לֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִשֵּׁ֧י יְהֹוָ֛ה וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ יֹאכֵלֽוּן׃

The kohanim, the Leviim, the entire tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Yisrael; they shall eat the fire-offerings of the Eternal and His inheritance.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 163.

TT lemma: כׇּל שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 163

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כׇּל שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי – לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַלְוִיִּם עִם הַכֹּהֲנִים.

English: ‘The entire tribe of Levi’ – to include the Leviim together with the kohanim.

On the daf / in context: The verse deliberately joins the whole tribe under the same rule of no territorial inheritance.

Type of Learning

Derash including the whole tribe (Sifrei) — both kohanim and ordinary Leviim are covered by the exclusion from land.

What Is Learned

Both the kohanim and the rest of the tribe of Levi are barred from ordinary territorial inheritance in the Land.