Christian Standard Bible
Numbers 26:53
53“The land is to be divided among them as an inheritance based on the number of names.
Numbers 26:53 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
- New International Version (NIV)“The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
Context of Numbers 26:53
51These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730. 52The Lord spoke to Moses, “The land is to be divided among them as an inheritance based on the number of names. 54Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it. 55The land is to be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:53 word by word
לָאֵ֗לֶּה תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 26:53
- Numbers 32:3“The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Numbers 33:54You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes.
- Joshua 17:14Joseph’s descendants said to Joshua, “Why did you give us only one tribal allotment as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has been blessing us greatly.”
Commentaries on Numbers 26:53
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 52-56Verses 52-56 In distributing these tribes, the general rule of equity is prescribed; that to many should be given more, and to fewer less. Though it seems left to the prudence of their prince, the matter at last must be settled by the providence of God, with which all must be satisfied.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52-56The second registration, like the first, was for military purposes. It also helped distribute land to Israel's tribes based on their populations (see Joshua 15–19). the land must be divided by lot: People used lots to seek guidance from God and prevent favoritism in important matters (for example, Numbers 27:21; 1 Samuel 10:20; 14:41–42; Proverbs 18:18; Acts 1:26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5353. the land shall be divided according to the number of names--The portion of each tribe was to be greater or less, according to its populousness.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Numbers 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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