51 These are the [a]numbers of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 ¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance, according to the number of [b]names.

54 (A)To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give less inheritance: to every one according to his number shall be given his inheritance.

55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be (B)divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit:

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

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:51 This is the third time that they are numbered.
  2. Numbers 26:53 Or, persons.

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