TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Numbers›Numbers 26›Numbers 26:55
Numbers 26:55 KJV
Numbers · chapter 26 · verse 55
Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.Numbers 26:55 · King James Version
Numbers 26:55 in context
53Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
54To 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.
55Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- dividedchâlaqto be smoothH2505 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- tribesmaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
- namesshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- lotgôwrâlproperly, a pebbleH1486 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
If any ask why such a particular account is kept of the tribes, and families, and numbers, of the people of Israel, here is an answer for them; as they were multiplied, so they were portioned, not by common providence, but by promise;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 52-56