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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
rejoice before Yahweh
"rejoice in the presence of Yahweh"
the Levites who are within your gate
Here "gates" is a reference to the city itself. AT: "the Levites who live inside your city" or "the Levites living with you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
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. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
he has no portion
Here "he" refers to Levi. Levi represents all of his descendants. AT: "they have no portion" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)