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 Living Translation (NLT)But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list.

Context of Numbers 26:55

53“To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names. 54To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.” 57And these 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.

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 26:21And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
• Romans 11:7What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
• 1 Corinthians 12:4There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

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

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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