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Numbers 26:56

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.

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.

58 These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.

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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
Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
KJV
According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
WEB
According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”
ASV
According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.
DARBY
according to lot shall his inheritance be divided to each, be they many or few in number.
BLB
According to mouth, the lot of their inheritance shall be divided between many and few.”
ÅB
Etter som loddet faller, skal hver stamme, stor eller liten, få sin arv.
OTB
Arven skal fordeles ved lodd blant de større og mindre gruppene.
B1930
Efter som loddet faller, skal hver stamme, stor eller liten, få sin arv.

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