Numbers 26:54 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

to the many thou dost increase their inheritance, and to the few thou dost diminish their inheritance; [to] each according to his numbered ones is given his inheritance.

English ASV

To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

English Amplified

To a larger tribe you shall give the greater inheritance, and to a small tribe the less inheritance; to each tribe shall its inheritance be given according to its numbers.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

To a larger tribe you shall give the greater inheritance, and to a small tribe the less inheritance; to each tribe shall its inheritance be given according to its numbers.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

to the many thou shalt increase their inheritance, and to the few thou shalt diminish their inheritance; to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

English EASY 2024

The big tribes will receive a big piece of land. The small tribes will receive a smaller piece of land.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

A large tribe will get much land, and a small tribe will get less land. The land that they get will be equal to the number of people who were counted.

To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Divide the land by drawing lots, and give a large share to a large tribe and a small one to a small tribe.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Give more land to larger tribes and less land to smaller ones. Use the totals {from the census} in giving land to each tribe.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. To each one his inheritance will be given according to those who were numbered of him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

To a large group you shall assign a large heritage, to a small group a small heritage, each group receiving its heritage in proportion to the number of men registered in it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Give a larger share to a larger family. Give a smaller share to a smaller family. Each family will receive its share based on the number of men who are listed in it.

English NIV

To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those listed.

English NKJ 1982

To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.

English NLT

Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group's inheritance reflecting the size of its population.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance according to its enrollment.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance according to its numbers.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

the larger tribes to be given more land, the smaller tribes less land.

English Tyndale 1537

to many thou shalt give the more inheritance and to few the less: to every tribe shall the inheritance be given according to the number thereof.