English Standard Version
Numbers 26:56
56Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller."
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.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.”
Context of Numbers 26:56
54To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list. 55But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller." 57This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites. 58These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram.
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:56 word by word
עַל־פִּי֙ הַגּוֹרָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָת֑וֹ בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 26:56
- Numbers 35:2"Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites some of the inheritance of their possession as cities for them to dwell in. And you shall give to the Levites pasturelands around the cities.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years.
- 1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 3:1These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
- Numbers 4:1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
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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