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Numbers 26:52-56

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given. Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

    “To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

    To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given.

    Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

    According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”

  • KJV King James Version

    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

    Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

    To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

    Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

    According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

    'Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

    To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance; to each one according to those that were numbered of it shall its inheritance be given.

    Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

    According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.'

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Cross-references (36)

  • Numbers 33:54 (vv54–55) You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall…
  • Numbers 34:13 (v55) Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the…
  • Joshua 11:23 (vv53, 55) So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to…
  • Joshua 14:1 (v53) These are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and…
  • Joshua 14:2 (v55) by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
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  • Psalms 105:44 (v53) He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
  • Joshua 17:14 (vv54–55) The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since we are a…
  • Genesis 12:2 (v53) I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
  • Genesis 12:7 (v53) Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
  • Numbers 26:56 (v55) According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”
  • Numbers 32:3 (v54) “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
  • Numbers 32:5 (v54) They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over the Jordan.”
  • Joshua 18:6 (v55) You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.
  • Joshua 18:10-11 (v55) Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.…
  • Joshua 19:1 (v55) The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the…
  • Joshua 19:10 (v55) The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance was to Sarid.
  • Joshua 19:17 (v55) The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.
  • Joshua 19:24 (v55) The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
  • Joshua 19:32 (v55) The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
  • Joshua 19:40 (v55) The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
  • Psalms 49:14 (v53) They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their…
  • Proverbs 16:33 (v55) The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.
  • Proverbs 18:18 (v55) The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
  • Ezekiel 47:22 (v53) It will happen, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the aliens who live among you, who will father children…
  • Daniel 7:27 (v53) The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most…
  • Matthew 5:5 (v53) Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
  • Acts 1:26 (v55) They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
  • Romans 11:7 (v56) What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
  • 1 Corinthians 12:4 (v56) Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
  • Colossians 1:12 (v55) giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,
  • Revelation 5:10 (v53) and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on the earth.”
  • Revelation 7:4-8 (v55) I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel: of the…
  • Revelation 21:27 (v53) There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v53 Or, persons.

Or, persons.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv53–56 Unto these; to these families now mentioned.
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v52 If any ask why such a particular account is…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On v52 For the Lord had said of them, they shall…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv53, 55, 56 The land shall be divided - The land was…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v55 Verse 55. The land shall be divided by lot]…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv53, 55, 56 Num 26:53. The land shall be divided — The…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v56 According to the lot ... - This method was…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv54–55 A less. God introduced among his people that equality,…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv53–55 the land shall be divided according to the number…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv53, 55 GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE ALLOTMENT OF CANAAN, Num_26:51-56.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv52, 54, 55 52–56. The manner in which Canaan is to be…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v53 (53-56) Unto these the land shall be divided .…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv52, 53, 55 HOMILIES BY W. BINNIE Vers. 52-56. The lot is…
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v52 Concerning the Divisions of the Land and the Levites
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv52, 54 The land must be divided
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v52 26:52-56 The second registration, like the first, was a…
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