Numbers 26:55 “Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inhe…”

Numbers 26:55

Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Notwithstanding, the land shalbe deuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherite:

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'Only by lot is the land apportioned, by the names of the tribes of their fathers they inherit;

Bible in Basic English

But let the distribution of the land be made by the decision of the Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given them.

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Cross references

“by lot”

Numbers 33:54 Numbers 34:13 Joshua 14:2 Joshua 11:23 Numbers 26:56 Joshua 17:14

Numbers 33:54 · 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 inh…

Numbers 34:13 · BSB

So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.

Joshua 14:2 · BSB

Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Joshua 11:23 · BSB

So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

Numbers 26:56 · BSB

Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

Joshua 17:14 · BSB

Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

54Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.

56Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

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