Christian Standard Bible
Numbers 26:56
56Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
Numbers 26:56 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
- New International Version (NIV)Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller."
- New King James Version (NKJV)According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”
Context of Numbers 26:56
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. Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.” 57These were the Levites registered by their clans: the Gershonite clan from Gershon; the Kohathite clan from Kohath; the Merarite clan from Merari. 58These were the Levite family groups: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Kohath was the ancestor of Amram.
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:56 word by word
עַל־פִּי֙ הַגּוֹרָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָת֑וֹ בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 26:56
- Numbers 35:2“Command the Israelites to give cities out of their hereditary property for the Levites to live in and pastureland around the cities.
- Genesis 46:11Levi’s sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their family records; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- 1 Chronicles 6:1Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 3:1These are the family records of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
- Numbers 4:1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:
Commentaries on Numbers 26:56
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 56According to the lot - This method was adopted not only in order to preclude jealousies and disputes, but also that the several tribes might regard the territories as determined for them by God Himself: compare Proverbs 16:33.Read the comment
- 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
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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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