Numbers

Numbers 26:55

⁵⁵Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
must be divided	יֵחָלֵ֖ק	yê·ḥā·lêq	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2505 divide, share
by lot	בְּגוֹרָ֕ל	bə·ḡō·w·rāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
they shall receive their inheritance	יִנְחָֽלוּ׃	yin·ḥā·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5157 get or take as a possession
according to the names	לִשְׁמ֥וֹת	liš·mō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
of the tribes	מַטּוֹת־	maṭ·ṭō·wṯ-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of their fathers	אֲבֹתָ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.