Numbers 26:54
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"To the largerלָרַ֗ב
(la·rav)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
[group] you shall increaseתַּרְבֶּה֙
(tar·beh)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
their inheritance,נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו
(na·cha·la·tov,)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
and to the smallerוְלַמְעַ֕ט
(ve·lam·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
[group] you shall diminishתַּמְעִ֖יט
(tam·'it)
4591: to be or become small, diminished, or fewa prim. root
their inheritance;נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו
(na·cha·la·tov;)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
eachאִ֚ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
shall be givenיֻתַּ֖ן
(yut·tan)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
their inheritanceנַחֲלָתֹֽו׃
(na·cha·la·tov.)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
accordingלְפִ֣י
(le·fi)
6310: moutha prim. root
to those who were numberedפְקֻדָ֔יו
(fe·ku·dav,)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
of them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
To many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
thou shalt give the more
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
and to few
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
thou shalt give the less
ma`at  (maw-at')
to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
to every one
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
shall his inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
be given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
according
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
to those that were numbered
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
of him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it.

International Standard Version
The more there are in number, you are to increase their inheritance, and the less there are in number, you are to decrease their inheritance. You are to provide an inheritance to each based on the size of their family,

NET Bible
To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Give more land to larger tribes and less land to smaller ones. Use the totals [from the census] in giving land to each tribe.

King James 2000 Bible
To many you shall give the more inheritance, and to few you shall give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
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