Numbers 26:56

At the bidding of the lot, shall be apportioned his inheritance,—between large and small.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

55Nevertheless by lot, shall the land be apportioned,—by the names of the tribes of their fathers, shall they inherit.

57And these, are they who were numbered of the Levites by their families, To Gershon, pertained the family of the Gershonites, To Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; To Merari, the family of the Merarites.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:4But, distributions of gifts, there are, yet 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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