New Living Translation
Numbers 26:56
56Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.”
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
54Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population. 55But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.” 57This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans: The Gershonite clan, named after their ancestor Gershon. The Kohathite clan, named after their ancestor Kohath. The Merarite clan, named after their ancestor Merari. 58The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites. Now 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 people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.)
- 1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 3:1This is the family line of Aaron and Moses as it was recorded when the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai:
- Numbers 4:1Then the Lord said 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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