Numbers 33:54
'And ye have inherited the land by lot, by your families; to the many ye increase their inheritance, and to the few ye diminish their inheritance; whither the lot goeth out to him, it is his; by the tribes of your fathers ye inherit.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מָעַטmâʻaṭproperly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small
- נָחַלnâchalto inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to
- גּוֹרָלgôwrâlproperly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a
- מְעַטmᵉʻaṭa little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
- נַחֲלָהnachălâhproperly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; g
- רָבָהrâbâhto increase (in whatever respect)
- מַטֶּהmaṭṭeha branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figura
- מִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâha family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of anim
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Num 26:53–56, Jos 16:1–4, Jos 15:1–12, Jos 17:1–13, Jos 18:11–19:48