Numbers 26:56

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.””

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“according to the lot is their inheritance apportioned between many and few.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 26:56 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Romans 11:7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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