Numbers 26:56

Whatever the lot will happen to be, it shall be accepted, either by the greater, or by the lesser.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

55Yet only in so far as the land is divided by lot to a tribe and to families.

57Likewise, this is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gershon, from whom is the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, from whom is the family of the Kohathites; Merari, from whom is the family of the Merarites.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:4Truly, there are diverse graces, but the same Spirit.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 26:53-57

52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 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. 55 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… Read the whole commentary →

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