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Numbers 33:54

52 you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.

53 You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess.

And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.

56 And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”

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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
And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
KJV
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.
WEB
You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger groups you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
ASV
And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye inherit.
DARBY
And ye shall take for yourselves the land as an inheritance by lot according to your families: to the many ye shall increase their inheritance, and to the few thou shalt diminish their inheritance: where the lot falleth to him, there shall be each man's [inheritance]; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye take for yourselves the inheritance.
BLB
And you⁺ shall inherit for yourselves the land by lot among your⁺ clans. To the larger you⁺ shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance. To where there the lot goes out to each one, it shall be unto him. According to the tribes of your⁺ fathers you⁺ shall inherit.
ÅB
Og dere skal skifte landet mellom dere ved loddkasting etter deres slekter; den store slekt skal dere gi en stor arv, og den lille slekt skal du gi en liten arv; enhver skal få sin del, etter som loddet faller; etter deres fedrenestammer skal dere skifte det mellom dere.
OTB
Dere skal fordele landet ved loddkasting etter deres slekter. Til en større gruppe gi en større arv, og til en mindre gruppe en mindre. Det som faller til dem ved loddkasting skal være deres. Dere skal fordele det etter deres forfedres stammer.
B1930
Og I skal skifte landet mellem eder ved loddkasting efter eders ætter; den store ætt skal I gi en stor arv, og den lille ætt skal du gi en liten arv; enhver skal få sin del, efter som loddet faller; efter eders fedrenestammer skal I skifte det mellem eder.

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  • Numbers 26:53–56

    “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

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  • Joshua 15:1–12

    Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

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  • Joshua 16:1–4

    The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.

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  • Joshua 18:11–19:48

    The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:

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  • Joshua 17:1–13

    Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

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