Numbers 26:55

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

But by lot the land shall be divided; by the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

Latin

…ita dumtaxat ut sors terram tribubus dividat et familiis.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Numbers 26:52–56

The second registration, like the first, was for military purposes. It also helped distribute land to Israel's tribes based on their populations (see Joshua 15–19).
the land must be divided by lot: People used lots to seek guidance from God and prevent favoritism in important matters (for example, Numbers 27:21; 1 Samuel 10:20; 14:41–42; Proverbs 18:18; Acts 1:26).

Numbers 26:1–65

After nearly 40 years, Israel registered their men of military age again. This was while camping on the plains of Moab across from Jericho (compare chapters 1–4). The overall population changed only slightly, with 603,550 in the first registration and 601,730 in the second. This nearly complete replacement of the population showed that the Lord remained faithful to Israel despite their repeated acts of rebellion (26:63–65).

Related verses

Numbers 33:54
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.
Numbers 34:13
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
Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
Joshua 11:23
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.
Joshua 19:17
The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
Joshua 19:32
The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:
Numbers 26:56
Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
Joshua 17:14
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.”
Joshua 18:10–11
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
Revelation 7:4–8
And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
Joshua 19:1
The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah
Joshua 19:10
The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Census Desert Deuteronomy, Book of Eleazar Genealogy Inheritance Jericho Lots, Casting of Numbers, Book of

Topics

Canaan: Land of Divided by Lot Among the Twelve Tribes, and Families Casting Lots Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: Third Numbering The Lot: The Land of Canaan Divided Among Tribes By

Numbers 26:55

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