Numbers 26:55

Numbers 26:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
• New International Version (NIV)Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

Context of Numbers 26:55

53‘I will give part of the land to each tribe. You need to know the number of names that you have on your list for each tribe. 54The big tribes will receive a big piece of land. The small tribes will receive a smaller piece of land. You must use lots to decide the land that each tribe receive. 56The larger clans must have more land than the smaller clans.’ 57The Levites included these clans: Gershon's family, Kohath's family and Merari's family.

Numbers 26:55 word by word

אַךְ־בְּגוֹרָ֕ל יֵחָלֵ֖ק אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ לִשְׁמ֥וֹת מַטּוֹת־אֲבֹתָ֖ם יִנְחָֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Notwithstanding the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall be dividedחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• according to the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• they shall inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157

Cross-references for Numbers 26:55

• Numbers 26:21Hezron's family and Hamul's family.
• Romans 11:7So we can say this: Israel's people did not all find what they were looking for. Only those people that God had chosen received it. But the other people of Israel became unable to understand God's message.
• 1 Corinthians 12:4The Holy Spirit helps us with different kinds of gifts. But it is the same Spirit who gives them.

Commentaries on Numbers 26:55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55The land shall be divided by lot - The word גורל goral, translated lot, is supposed by some to signify the stone or pebble formerly used for the purpose of what we term casting lots. The word hlot is Anglo-Saxon, from to divide, or portion out, i. e., fortuitously: it answers to the Greek , which some think comes from to break; because the lot, being a sort of appeal to God, ("The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord,"…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5555. the land shall be divided by lot--The appeal to the lot did not place the matter beyond the control of God; for it is at His disposal (Pr 16:33), and He has fixed to all the bounds of their habitation. The manner in which the lot was taken has not been recorded. But it is evident that the lot was cast for determining the section of the country in which each tribe should be located--not the quantity of their possessions. In other words, when the lot…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 26:55

• Canaan
• Lot, the

In the dictionaries

• Lot
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• Chronology of the New Testament
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• Dathema
• Discrepancies, Biblical

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