Numbers 26:51-53
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
51 These were the Israelites who were enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
Allotment of the Land.[a] 52 The Lord said to Moses: 53 (A)Among these the land shall be divided as their heritage in keeping with the number of people named.
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- 26:52–56 The division of Canaan among the various tribes and clans and families was determined not only by the size of each group but also by lot. Perhaps the lots determined the respective locality of each tribal land and the section reserved for each clan, while the relative size of the allotted locality and section depended on the numerical strength of each group. The Israelites considered the outcome of the drawing of lots as an expression of God’s will; cf. Lv 16:8–10; Jos 14:2; 15:1; etc.; Acts 1:23–26.
Numbers 26:51-53
New International Version
51 The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.(A)
52 The Lord said to Moses, 53 “The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.(B)
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