Hebrew · Sifrei Devarim (Hebrew)
ונחלה. זו נחלת שלשה (עמים).
English · Shraga Silverstein
(Devarim 18:2) "And an inheritance he shall not have in the midst of his brothers": This is the inheritance of the three (peoples — Keini, Kenizi, Kadmoni).
Sifrei on Deuteronomy
ונחלה. זו נחלת שלשה (עמים).
(Devarim 18:2) "And an inheritance he shall not have in the midst of his brothers": This is the inheritance of the three (peoples — Keini, Kenizi, Kadmoni).
לא יהיה לו בקרב אחיו. זו נחלת חמשה [נ"א שבעה].
"in the midst of his brothers": This is the inheritance of the five (peoples — Canaani, Chitti, Emori, Chivi, Yevussi).
ה' הוא נחלתו, כאשר דבר לו. להגיד מה גרם.
"The L-rd is his inheritance as He spoke to him": This is the rationale of the foregoing.