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According toעַל פִּיthe lotהַגּוֹרָלits inheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹshall be dividedתֵּחָלֵקbetween the largeבֵּין רַבand the small.”לִמְעָט
Numbers 26:56
Study it in the app“According to the lot its inheritance shall be divided between the large and the small.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 26:56, word by word
- According toפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- the lotגּוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears- its inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- shall be dividedתֵּחָלֵקtechalek
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “techalek” appears- between the largeרַבrav
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rav” appears- and the smallמְעָטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears
The context
55But by lot the land shall be divided; according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56 · This verse (above)
57And these are those counted of the Levites by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.