Numbers 26:56

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

54To a larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to a smaller group you shall decrease their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance corresponding to the total of those who were numbered of them. 55But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. Corresponding to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.” 57These are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korahites. Kohath fathered Amram.

Numbers 26:56 word by word

עַל־פִּי֙ הַגּוֹרָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָת֑וֹ בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט׃ סRead the interlinear

• Correspondingעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Correspondingפֶּהpeh · lip: accordingH6310
• to the selectionגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• shall be dividedחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• the largerרַבrab · manyH7227
• and the smallerמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592

Cross-references for Numbers 26:56

• Numbers 35:2“Command the sons of Israel that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession cities to live in; and you shall give to the Levites pasture lands around the cities.
• Genesis 46:11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• Exodus 6:16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and the length of Levi’s life was 137 years.
• 1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• Numbers 3:1Now these are the records of the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
• Numbers 4:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to 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

Topics related to Numbers 26:56

• Canaan

In the dictionaries

• Lot
• Divination
• Farm
• Inheritance
• Silly
• Abiram
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Dathan
• 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