56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
56 Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups."
56 Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller."
56 "Each group's inheritance is based on population, the number of names listed in its ancestral tribe, divided among the many and the few by lot."
56 According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller."
56 Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 26:56
Commentary on Numbers 26:52-56
(Read Numbers 26:52-56)
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 to the prudence of their prince, the matter at last must be settled by the providence of God, with which all must be satisfied.