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each is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those listed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To a large <i>tribe</i> you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small <i>tribe</i> you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To a larger <i>group</i> you shall increase their inheritance, and to a smaller <i>group</i> you shall decrease their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance corresponding to <i>the total of</i> those who were numbered of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“To the larger <i>group</i> you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller <i>group</i> you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To the larger <i>group</i> you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller <i>group</i> you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To the larger <i>tribe</i> you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller <i>tribe</i> the smaller inheritance; each <i>tribe</i> shall be given its inheritance according to its numbers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />so the larger tribes have more land than the smaller ones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Give more land to larger tribes and less land to smaller ones. Use the totals [from the census] in giving land to each tribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The more there are in number, you are to increase their inheritance, and the less there are in number, you are to decrease their inheritance. You are to provide an inheritance to each based on the size of their family, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given, according to those that were numbered of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />to the many you increase their inheritance, and to the few you diminish their inheritance; each is given his inheritance according to his numbered ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> to the many thou dost increase their inheritance, and to the few thou dost diminish their inheritance; to each according to his numbered ones is given his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To the many thou shalt multiply his inheritance, and to the few thou shalt diminish his inheritance: to each according to his reviewing his inheritance shall be given.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />To the greater number you shall give a greater portion, and to the lesser number, a lesser portion. To each one, just as they have now been counted, a possession shall be delivered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To a large tribe you shall assign a large heritage, to a small tribe a small heritage, each receiving its heritage in proportion to the number enrolled in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance according to its enrollment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To a large family you shall give a large inheritance and to a small family you shall give a small inheritance; every one shall receive his inheritance according to those that were numbered of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For many you will increase their inheritance, and for a few you shall diminish their inheritance; a man will receive his inheritance according to his number.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance; to each one according to those that were numbered of it shall its inheritance be given.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />To the greater number thou shalt give the greater inheritance, and to the less number thou shalt give the less inheritance: to each one, as they have been numbered, shall their inheritance be given.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/26-54.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=8280" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/26.htm">Inheritance by Lot</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">53</span>“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. <span class="reftext">54</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: tar·beh (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">Increase</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">the inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: lā·raḇ (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">for a large tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/4591.htm" title="4591: tam·‘îṭ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. Lessen; intransitively, to be small or few.">and decrease</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: wə·lam·‘aṭ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">for a small one;</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yut·tan (V-QalPass-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is to receive</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">its inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">according to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: p̄ə·qu·ḏāw (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">the number of those registered.</a> </span><span class="reftext">55</span>Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1-2</a></span><br />Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua 18:10</a></span><br />And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Ezekiel 48:29</a></span><br />This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Leviticus 25:46</a></span><br />You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a></span><br />You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-16.htm">Deuteronomy 21:16-17</a></span><br />when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-25.htm">1 Chronicles 23:25-26</a></span><br />For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. / So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">1 Chronicles 24:3-5</a></span><br />With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. / Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar. / Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5-6</a></span><br />The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. / The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8-10</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a></span><br />All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">by lot</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-56.htm">Numbers 26:56</a></b></br> According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Numbers 33:54</a></b></br> And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: <i>and</i> to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's <i>inheritance</i> shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13</a></b></br> And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This <i>is</i> the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/numbers/26-53.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/22-18.htm">Less</a> <a href="/numbers/11-26.htm">Listed</a> <a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/22-3.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/25-2.htm">Part</a> <a href="/numbers/18-28.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/numbers/26-53.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/numbers/22-40.htm">Small</a> <a href="/genesis/1-16.htm">Smaller</a> <a href="/numbers/24-2.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Less</a> <a href="/joshua/21-9.htm">Listed</a> <a href="/numbers/26-57.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-10.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/numbers/26-57.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/28-5.htm">Part</a> <a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/numbers/27-11.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/numbers/32-41.htm">Small</a> <a href="/numbers/26-56.htm">Smaller</a> <a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-1.htm">The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">52. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-57.htm">The families and number of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">63. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-63.htm">None but Caleb and Joshua was left of those who were numbered at Sinai</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The larger tribes, having more people, required more land to sustain their population. This principle of proportionality ensures that resources are allocated based on need and capacity. Historically, this allocation was crucial for maintaining social stability and economic viability within the tribes. The concept of inheritance here also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of spiritual inheritance, where believers receive blessings according to their faith and capacity to serve (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>).<p><b>and decrease it for a small one;</b><br>This phrase underscores the fairness in distribution, ensuring that smaller tribes receive a portion appropriate to their size. It highlights God's justice and care for all His people, regardless of their size or strength. This principle can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching that God provides for each according to their needs (<a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a>). It also reflects the idea that in God's kingdom, each person or group has a role and place, regardless of their earthly status or size.<p><b>each tribe is to receive its inheritance</b><br>The concept of inheritance is central to the identity and future of the Israelite tribes. It signifies not only land but also the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This inheritance is a tangible sign of God's covenant faithfulness. In a broader theological context, it points to the spiritual inheritance believers receive through Christ, as co-heirs with Him (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>). The land inheritance is a type of the eternal inheritance promised to believers, symbolizing rest and blessing.<p><b>according to the number of those registered.</b><br>The registration refers to the census taken to determine the number of men eligible for military service, as recorded earlier in <a href="/numbers/26.htm">Numbers 26</a>. This census was not only for military purposes but also for organizing the distribution of land. It reflects the importance of order and structure in God's plans. The registration process ensures that each tribe's inheritance is based on an accurate and fair assessment of its needs. This meticulous attention to detail in God's instructions highlights His sovereignty and the importance of obedience to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is overseeing the census and the distribution of the land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eleazar.htm">Eleazar</a></b><br>The priest who assists Moses in the census and the allocation of the land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are being counted and prepared to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribes_of_israel.htm">Tribes of Israel</a></b><br>The twelve tribes, each descending from one of the sons of Jacob, who are to receive portions of the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty in Provision</a></b><br>God determines the inheritance of each tribe, reflecting His sovereign will and provision for His people. Trust in God's provision for your life, knowing He knows your needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/equity_and_justice.htm">Equity and Justice</a></b><br>The distribution of land according to the size of each tribe demonstrates God's fairness and justice. In our lives, we should strive to reflect God's justice in our dealings with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_responsibility.htm">Community and Responsibility</a></b><br>Each tribe's inheritance was tied to their numbers, emphasizing the importance of community and shared responsibility. Engage actively in your community, recognizing that your actions impact the collective well-being.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_stewardship.htm">Faithfulness in Stewardship</a></b><br>The tribes were to manage their allotted land wisely. Similarly, we are called to be faithful stewards of the resources and gifts God has given us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_future_blessings.htm">Preparation for Future Blessings</a></b><br>The census and allocation of land were preparations for entering the Promised Land. Prepare your heart and life for the blessings God has in store, being ready to step into His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_memorize_bible_verses_well.htm">What role did Issachar play among Jacob's sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_rapid_tribe_growth_in_numbers_26_plausible.htm">Is the quick replenishment of certain tribes after mass deaths (Numbers 26) plausible without any record of extraordinary birth rates or other means of population growth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_numbers_26_genealogies_align_or_differ.htm">Do the detailed genealogies in Numbers 26 align consistently with other biblical genealogies, or are there discrepancies that suggest later editing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_benjamin's_lineages.htm">In 1 Chronicles 8:1-2, how can these names and lineages of Benjamin be reconciled with variations in other Old Testament genealogies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/26-54.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Increase</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּרְבֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(tar·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a large [tribe]</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרַ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(lā·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and decrease</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּמְעִ֖יט</span> <span class="translit">(tam·‘îṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4591.htm">Strong's 4591: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a small one;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַמְעַ֕ט</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lam·‘aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֚ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to receive</span><br /><span class="heb">יֻתַּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(yut·tan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the number of those registered.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְקֻדָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·qu·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/26-54.htm">OT Law: Numbers 26:54 To the more you shall give (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/26-53.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 26:53"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 26:53" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/26-55.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 26:55"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 26:55" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>