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Numbers 26:55-56 - Compare All Versions

Numbers 26:55-56 NIV (New International Version)

Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe. Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”

Numbers 26:55-56 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller.”

Numbers 26:55-56 NLT (New Living Translation)

But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.”

Numbers 26:55-56 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The land is to be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes. Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

Numbers 26:55-56 KJV (King James Version)

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

Numbers 26:55-56 NKJV (New King James Version)

But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”

Numbers 26:55-56 MSG (The Message)

“Make sure that the land is assigned by lot. “Each group’s inheritance is based on population, the number of names listed in its ancestral tribe, divided among the many and the few by lot.” * * *

Numbers 26:55-56 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. Corresponding to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.”

Numbers 26:55-56 AMP (Amplified Bible)

But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers (tribal ancestors). According to the [location selected by] lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller [groups].”

Numbers 26:55-56 NET (New English Translation)

The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes. Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.