Numbers 26:52

52 And the Lord spake to Moses, and said,

Numbers 26:52 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:52

And the Lord spake unto Moses
After the sum of the people of Israel had been taken:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 26:52 In-Context

50 These were the kindreds of the sons of Naphtali by their families (These were the families of Naphtali), of which (all) the number was five and forty thousand and four hundred.
51 This is the sum of the sons of Israel, that were numbered (who were listed, or registered), six hundred thousand and a thousand (and) seven hundred and thirty.
52 And the Lord spake to Moses, and said,
53 The land shall be parted to these, by the number of names into their possessions; (The land shall be divided into possessions for these tribes, according to the number of names listed;)
54 thou shalt give the greater part to [the] more men, and the less(er) part to [the] fewer men; possession shall be given to all by themselves, as they be numbered now; (thou shalt give the larger part to the larger group of people, and the smaller part to the smaller group of people; a possession shall be given to each by themselves, as they now be numbered, that is, in proportion to their number;)
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