Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through Numbers 26:52-56.