And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| divide | וְהִתְנַחַלְתֶּם֩ ve.hit.na.chal.Tem | H5157 | to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent) · conjunction + verb, hithpael sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| land | הָאָ֨רֶץ ha.'A.retz | H776 | the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| lot | בְּגוֹרָ֜ל be.go.Ral | H1486 | properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| inheritance | תִּתְנֶחָֽלוּ tit.ne.Cha.lu | H5157 | to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent) · verb, hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| families | לְמִשְׁפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם le.mish.pe.cho.tei.Khem | H4940 | a family · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| more | לָרַ֞ב la.Rav | H7227 | abundant (in quantity · preposition with the article + adjective, masculine singular absolute |
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ye shall divide the land by lot--The particular locality of each tribe was to be determined in this manner while a line was to be used in measuring the proportion (Jos 18:10; Psa 16:5-6).
And ye shall divide the land by lot,.... What is said in this verse is the same with Numbers 26:53, where it has been explained; See Gill on Numbers 26:53; see Gill on Numbers 26:54; see Gill on Numbers 26:55; see Gill on Numbers 26:56.
Numbers 33:52 52. ... destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places: 52. Destruite omnes statues earum, et omnes imagines confiatiles destruite, et omnes aras eorum dissipate.
These instructions, with which the eyes of the Israelites were directed to the end of all their wandering, viz., the possession of the promised land, are arranged in two sections by longer introductory formulas (Num 33:50 and Num 35:1). The former contains the divine commands (a) with regard to the extermination of the Canaanites and their idolatry, and the division of the land among the tribes of Israel (Num 33:50-56); (b) concerning the boundaries of Canaan (Num 34:1-15); (c) concerning the men who were to divide the land (Num 34:16-29). The second contains commands (a) respecting the towns to be given up to the Levites (Num 35:1-8); (b) as to the setting apart of cities of refuge for unin…
Read the whole note in the consoledistribute the land . . . by sacred lot: See 26:53-56. Chapter 34 describes the boundaries of the land of Canaan, which they would soon conquer and divide.
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| more | תַּרְבּ֤וּ tar.Bu | H7235 | to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| inheritance | נַחֲלָתוֹ֙ na.cha.la.To | H5159 | properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| fewer | וְלַמְעַט֙ ve.lam.'At | H4592 | a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| less | תַּמְעִ֣יט tam.'It | H4591 | properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular |
| inheritance | נַחֲלָת֔וֹ na.cha.la.To | H5159 | properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| lot | הַגּוֹרָ֖ל ha.go.Ral | H1486 | properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| falleth | יֵ֨צֵא Ye.tze' | H3318 | to go (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| tribes | לְמַטּ֥וֹת le.ma.Tot | H4294 | a branch (as extending) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct |
| fathers | אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם 'a.vo.tei.Khem | H1 | father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural |
| inherit | נָחַל nâchal | H5157 | to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent) |
אל אשר יצא לו שמה — This is an elliptical verse, the meaning being, the place where the lot falleth to anyone, that shall be his. למטות אבותיכם ACCORDING TO THE TRIBES OF YOUR FATHERS [YE SHALL DIVIDE INHERITANCE] — i.e., according to the number of those who came out of Egypt (Bava Batra 117a; cf. Rashi on Numbers 26:55). Another explanation: ye shall divide it into twelve districts, as is the number of the tribes.
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