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Numbers 26:53

“Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.”
— Numbers 26:53 (King James Version)

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Numbers 26:53 in 7 translations

KJVKing James Version
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
DRADouay–Rheims
To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.
ASVAmerican Standard Version
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
DARBYDarby
Unto these shall the land be divided for an inheritance according to the number of the names;
WEBThe World English Bible
To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
YLTYoung's Literal Translation
'To these is the land apportioned by inheritance, by the number of names;
BPVBiblePics Version
"To these, the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names."

Context: Numbers 26

51These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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.

About Numbers 26: The Census of the Israelites

Numbers 26: The Census of the Israelites

A second census is taken of the Israelites and the land is apportioned among the tribes.

Commentary

In Numbers 26, the Lord instructs Moses to take a census of the Israelites. This census is to be taken in order to determine the number of men of military age who are able to fight in battle. The Lord also instructs Moses to divide the land among the tribes of Israel according to the number of people in each tribe. This is a significant moment in the history of the Israelites, as it marks the beginning of the process of dividing the Promised Land among the tribes.

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