Numbers 26:50-57
New American Standard Bible
52Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
53Among these the land shall be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names.
54To a larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to a smaller group you shall decrease their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance corresponding to the total of those who were numbered of them.
55But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
56Corresponding to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.'
King James Version
Chapter 26
50These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred. 51These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
52And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
53Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
54To 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.
55Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 26
50These were the Naphtali clans numbered by their registered men: 45,400. 51These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730.
52The Lord spoke to Moses,
53"The land is to be divided among them as an inheritance based on the number of names.
54Increase 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.
55The land is to be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.
56Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes."
New Living Translation
52Then the Lord said to Moses,
53Divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes’ populations, as indicated by the number of names on the list.
54Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population.
55But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list.
56Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 26
50These are the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, and those listed were 45,400.
52The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
53"Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names.
54To 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.
55But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller."
New International Version
52The Lord said to Moses,
53"The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.
54To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those listed.
55Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe.
56Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups."
New King James Version
52Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
53“To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
54To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.
55But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
56According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”
