Numbers 26:56
“According to the lot shall the possession thereof be diuided betweene many and few.”
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Numbers 26:56 Context
54To many thou shalt giue the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt giue the lesse inheritance: to euery one shall his inheritance be giuen, according to those that were numbred of him. 55Notwithstanding the land shall bee diuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers, they shall inherite. 56According to the lot shall the possession thereof be diuided betweene many and few. 57¶ And these are they that were numbred of the Leuites, after their families: Of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: Of Kohath the family of the Kohathites: Of Merari the family of the Merarites. 58These are the families of the Leuites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites: and Kohath begate Amram.
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Other Translations for Numbers 26:56
According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
- King James Version
"According to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller {groups.}"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.
- American Standard Version (1901)
As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.
- Basic English Bible
according to lot shall his inheritance be divided to each, be they many or few in number.
- Darby Bible
According to the lot shall the possession of it be divided between many and few.
- Webster's Bible
According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer."
- World English Bible
according to the lot is their inheritance apportioned between many and few.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 26:56
26:56 Many and few - That share, which shall by lot fall to each tribe, shall be distributed to the several families and persons in such proportions as their numbers shall require.