And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone’s inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
Commentaries
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The expulsion of the Canaanites and the destruction of their monuments of idolatry had already been commanded (see the marginal references); and Nu…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And you shall divide the land by lot ... — See Numbers 26:53-56, and Note.
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And you shall divide the land by lot. The method of division is also stated: each tribe was to possess what fell to it by lot. This was th…
John Gill
JohnGill
And you shall divide the land by lot
What is said in this verse is the same with (Numbers 26:53–56) , wh…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Now that they were to pass over Jordan, they were entering again into temptation to follow idols; and they are threatened that, if they spared eith…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes