Numbers 26:54 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance according to its numbers.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Unto these the land shall be divided ... — The general apportionment of the land, regarding the relative position of each tribe, was to be…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

To many you shall give the more inheritance, and to few you
shall give the less inheritance

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

In distributing these tribes, the general rule of equity is prescribed: that to many should be given more, and to fewer less. Though it seems left …

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