Numbers 26:53
in Numbers 26“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
KJV
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
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This verse in Numbers 26
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe land shall be divided - The land was divided into nine parts and an half, respect being had in such division to the goodness as well as to the largeness of the several portions, and the lot gave each tribe their part.
This site's exposition
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying
on Numbers 26:52-56
Here the chapter says what the counting was for. The land is divided according to the number of names, more to the many and less to the few, and it is also divided by lot. Two rules govern one act, the size of a tribe fixing how much ground it holds and the lot fixing which ground. Joshua 14 to 19 is where this is carried out, and Proverbs 16:33 gives the ground the lot stands on.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָאֵ֗לֶּה | laeleh | to these | H428 → | 746 times |
| תֵּחָלֵ֥ק | techalek | it will be divided | H2505 → | 65 times |
| הָאָ֛רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה | benachalah | <in> an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
| בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר | bemispar | by [the] number of | H4557 → | 134 times |
| שֵׁמֽוֹת׃ | shemot | names | H8034 → | 864 times |
לָאֵ֗לֶּהto these
laelehH428 →746 times
תֵּחָלֵ֥קit will be divided
techalekH2505 →65 times
הָאָ֛רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה<in> an inheritance
benachalahH5159 →222 times
בְּמִסְפַּ֥רby [the] number of
bemisparH4557 →134 times
שֵׁמֽוֹת׃names
shemotH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 7:27Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all…
it leads to
- Psalms 72:11
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- Luke 1:33
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- Daniel 7:14
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is…
- Psalms 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Psalms 72:11
Through
Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
it leads to
- Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- 1 Corinthians 6:2
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
- Malachi 4:3
Through
Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then…
it leads to
- Joshua 21:44–45
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their…
- Joshua 21:44–45
About Numbers

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.
