You must distribute the land among the clans by sacred lot and in proportion to their size. A larger portion of land will be allotted to each of the larger clans, and a smaller portion will be allotted to each of the smaller clans. The decision of the sacred lot is final. In this way, the portions of land will be divided among your ancestral tribes.
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