Numbers 26:55

KJV1611 – Modern English

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Notwithstanding, the land{H776} shall be divided{H2505} by lot:{H1486} according to the names{H8034} of the tribes{H4294} of their fathers{H1} they shall inherit.{H5157}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Notwithstanding the land{H776} shall be divided{H2505}{(H8735)} by lot{H1486}: according to the names{H8034} of the tribes{H4294} of their fathers{H1} they shall inherit{H5157}{(H8799)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Notwithstondinge ye londe shalbe deuyded by lott and acordinge to ye names of ye tribes of their fathers thei shall enherett:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    yet shall the londe be deuyded by lott. Acordinge to ye names of the trybes of their fathers shal they enheret it:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Notwithstanding, the land shalbe deuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherite:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Notwithstanding, the lande shalbe deuided by lot, & according to the names of the tribes of their fathers, they shall inherite.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Only by lot is the land apportioned, by the names of the tribes of their fathers they inherit;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But let the distribution of the land be made by the decision of the Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 33:54 : 54 You shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give the smaller inheritance: everyone's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falls; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.
  • Num 34:13 : 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'
  • Josh 11:23 : 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
  • Josh 14:2 : 2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
  • Josh 17:14 : 14 The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing we are a great people since the LORD has blessed us so far?"
  • Josh 18:6 : 6 You shall therefore describe the land into seven parts and bring the description here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
  • Josh 18:10-11 : 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land among the children of Israel according to their divisions. 11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot was between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
  • Josh 19:1 : 1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the descendants of Judah.
  • Josh 19:10 : 10 And the third lot came up for the descendants of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
  • Josh 19:17 : 17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the descendants of Issachar according to their families.
  • Josh 19:24 : 24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families.
  • Josh 19:32 : 32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
  • Josh 19:40 : 40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
  • Prov 16:33 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 The lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
  • Col 1:12 : 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
  • Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: a hundred and forty-four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed. 5 Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
  • Num 26:56 : 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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

  • 54 You shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give the smaller inheritance: everyone's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falls; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

  • Num 26:53-54
    2 verses
    86%

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

    54 To many you shall give the more inheritance, and to few you shall give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

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    21 So shall you divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

    22 And it shall come to pass, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among you, and to the strangers who live among you, who shall bear children among you: and they shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

    23 And it shall come to pass, that in whatever tribe the stranger resides, there you shall give him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.

  • 29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord GOD.

  • 51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they completed the division of the country.

  • Num 34:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17 These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.

    18 And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land by inheritance.

  • Josh 14:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1 And these are the lands which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed as inheritance to them.

    2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

    4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and for their possessions.

    5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

  • Num 34:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'

    14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:

  • 17 And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.

  • Josh 18:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5 They shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.

    6 You shall therefore describe the land into seven parts and bring the description here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

    7 But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

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    10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land among the children of Israel according to their divisions.

    11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot was between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

  • 9 Thus the inheritance shall not transfer from one tribe to another tribe; but each tribe of the children of Israel shall keep to its own inheritance.

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    13 Thus says the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, by which you shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

    14 And you shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for an inheritance.

  • 7 So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not transfer from tribe to tribe; for each of the children of Israel shall keep to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • 11 Saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

  • 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

  • Num 36:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 And if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are received; thus it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

    4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are received; so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

  • 29 These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

  • 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

  • 4 Behold, I have allotted to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea westward.

  • 2 Therefore, they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as He has said to them.

  • 33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said to them.

  • 18 Saying, 'To you will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;'

  • 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

  • 55 He cast out the nations also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

  • 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

  • 8 They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his patrimony.

  • Num 27:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

    11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest kinsman from his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be a statute of judgment to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • 49 When they had finished dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

  • 8 And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many you shall give many; but from them that have few you shall give few: everyone shall give of his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inherits.

  • 1 Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to the LORD, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. This shall be holy within all its borders all around.