Numbers 26:56
according to the lot is their inheritance apportioned between many and few.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
In Context
55'Only by lot is the land apportioned, by the names of the tribes of their fathers they inherit;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:4And there are diversities of gifts, and 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 →