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Numbers 26:53

51 These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
KJV
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
WEB
“To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
ASV
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
DARBY
Unto these shall the land be divided for an inheritance according to the number of the names;
BLB
“To these land shall be divided as an inheritance by the number of names.
ÅB
Mellom disse skal landet skiftes ut til arv etter folketallet.
OTB
"Landet skal deles mellom dem som en arv etter antall navn.
B1930
Mellem disse skal landet skiftes ut til arv efter folketallet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 14:1

    And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

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  • Joshua 11:23

    So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

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  • Psalms 105:44

    And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

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  • Genesis 12:7

    And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

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  • Daniel 7:27

    And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

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  • Psalms 49:14

    Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

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  • Genesis 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

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  • Revelation 21:27

    And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

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