⁵⁵ Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

¹³ Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;

⁵⁴ You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall you inherit.

² by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

²³ So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. The land had rest from war.

⁴ I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:

⁵ Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

⁶ Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,

⁷ Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,

⁸ Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

¹² giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

¹⁸ The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart.

³³ The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from Yahweh.

⁴⁰ The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

³² The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

²⁴ The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

¹⁷ The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.

¹⁰ The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid;

¹ The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

¹⁰ Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh: and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

¹¹ The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

⁶ You shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [the description] here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.

¹⁴ The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto Yahweh has blessed me?

⁵⁶ According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.