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Numbers 26:55

53 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.

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

56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

57 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

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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
Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
KJV
Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
WEB
Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
ASV
Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
DARBY
Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of the tribes of their fathers shall they inherit;
BLB
But by lot the land shall be divided; by the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
ÅB
Men ved loddkasting skal landet skiftes ut; etter navnene på sine fedrenestammer skal de ta arv.
OTB
Sørg for at landet fordeles ved lodd. Hva hver gruppe arver vil være i henhold til navnene på deres forfedres stammer.
B1930
Men ved loddkasting skal landet skiftes ut; efter navnene på sine fedrenestammer skal de ta arv.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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  • Numbers 33:54

    And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

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  • Numbers 34:13

    And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

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  • Joshua 14:2

    By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

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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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  • Proverbs 18:18

    The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

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  • Joshua 19:10

    And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

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  • Revelation 7:4–8

    And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

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  • Joshua 19:32

    The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

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