Numbers 26:54 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.”

Numbers 26:54 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 26:54 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 26:54 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given.”

Numbers 26:54 — World English Bible

Numbers 26:54 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given. ”

Numbers 26:54 — American Standard Version

Numbers 26:54 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“to the many thou dost increase their inheritance, and to the few thou dost diminish their inheritance; <FI>to<Fi> each according to his numbered ones is given his inheritance.”

Numbers 26:54 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 26:54 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“to the many thou shalt increase their inheritance, and to the few thou shalt diminish their inheritance; to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. ”

Numbers 26:54 — Darby Translation

Numbers 26:54 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To many thou shalt giue the more inheritance, and to fewe thou shalt giue lesse inheritance: to euery one according to his nomber shalbe giuen his inheritance.”

Numbers 26:54 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 26:54 in Context — Numbers 26

52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

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What Does Numbers 26:54 Mean?

Numbers 26:54 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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