NUM 26:54 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Those with larger numbers should receive more, and the smaller groups receive less, i.e., each inheritance depends on the number of family members.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τοῖς πλείοσι πλεονάσεις τὴν κληρονομίαν, καὶ τοῖς ἐλάττοσιν ἐλαττώσεις τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτῶν· ἑκάστῳ, καθὼς ἐπεσκέπησαν, δοθήσεται ἡ κληρονομία αὐτῶν.
(Tois pleiosi pleonaseis taʸn klaʸronomian, kai tois elattosin elattōseis taʸn klaʸronomian autōn; hekastōi, kathōs epeskepaʸsan, dothaʸsetai haʸ klaʸronomia autōn.)

BrTr To the greater number thou shalt give the greater inheritance, and to the less number thou shalt give the less inheritance: to each one, as they have been numbered, shall their inheritance be given.

ULT For the many you shall increase its inheritance, and for the few you shall decrease its inheritance. A man to the mouth of its counted ones, its inheritance shall be given.

UST Tribal groups with many people should receive more land. Tribal groups with few people should receive less land. Each tribal group should receive its land according to how many people you and Eleazar listed for that group.

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given.

NET 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.

LSV to the many you increase their inheritance, and to the few you diminish their inheritance; each is given his inheritance according to his numbered ones.

FBV Give a larger area of land to a larger tribe, and a smaller area to a smaller tribe. Each tribe shall receive their allotment of land depending on their number counted in the census.

T4T 54-5654 Decide by ◄casting lots/throwing stones which are marked► to determine which group will get which area, but give the largest areas to the groups with the most people.”

LEB For the larger group you must increase their inheritance, and for the smaller group you must make smaller their inheritance; each must be given _⌊their_⌋[fn] inheritance according to the number of the ones counted of them.

26:54 Hebrew “his”

BBE To those families who are more in number, give a greater heritage; to those who are less in number, a smaller part: to every one let the heritage be given in relation to the number in his family.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance; to each one according to those that were numbered of it shall its inheritance be given.

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.

DRA To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

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

SLT To the many thou shalt multiply his inheritance, and to the few thou shalt diminish his inheritance: to each according to his reviewing his inheritance shall be given.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn]
(To many thou/you shalt/shall give the more inheritance, and to few thou/you shalt/shall give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.)

26.54 give the more…: Heb. multiply his inheritance

26.54 give the less…: Heb. diminish his inheritance

KJB-1611 To many thou shalt [fn]giue the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt [fn]giue the lesse inheritance: to euery one shall his inheritance be giuen, according to those that were numbred of him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

26:54 Hebr. multiply his inheritance.

26:54 Hebr. diminish his inheritance.

Bshps To many thou shalt geue the more inheritaunce, and to fewe the lesse: to euerie tribe shall the inheritaunce be geuen, according to the number therof.
(To many thou/you shalt/shall give the more inheritance, and to few the lesse: to every tribe shall the inheritance be given, according to the number thereof.)

Gnva To many thou shalt giue the more inheritance, and to fewe thou shalt giue lesse inheritance: to euery one according to his nomber shalbe giuen his inheritance.
(To many thou/you shalt/shall give the more inheritance, and to few thou/you shalt/shall give less inheritance: to every one according to his number shall be given his inheritance.)

Cvdl To many shalt thou geue the more enheritaunce, and to few the lesse, vnto euery one shall be geue acordinge to their nombre:
(To many shalt/shall thou/you give the more inheritance, and to few the less, unto every one shall be give according to their number:)

Wycl thou schalt yyue the grettere part to mo men, and the lesse part to fewere men; possessioun schal be youun to alle bi hem silf, as thei ben noumbrid now;
(thou/you shalt/shall give the greater part to more men, and the less part to fewere men; possession shall be given to all by himself, as they been numbered now;)

Luth Vielen sollst du viel zum Erbe geben und wenigen wenig; jeglichen soll man geben nach ihrer Zahl.
(Manyn should you(sg) many for_the heritage give and few few; anyone should man give after of_their/her number.)

ClVg Pluribus majorem partem dabis, et paucioribus minorem: singulis, sicut nunc recensiti sunt, tradetur possessio:[fn]
(Pluribus greater part you(sg)_will_give, and a_feworibus minor: each, like now reviewed are, will_be_handed_over possession:)

26.54 Pluribus majorem. Ut scilicet numerosior tribus majora spatia terræ sortiatur; quæ minor autem fuerit, hominum numero minorem. Unus justus, secundum quod Deo acceptus, pro pluribus habetur; unde: Per unum sapientem habitabitur civitas, tribus autem iniquorum desolabitur; et unus justus pro toto mundo. Iniqui autem, etsi multi sint, exigui et pro nihilo ducuntur apud Deum Eccli. 16.. Est ergo multitudo laudabilis; unde Abrahæ quem eduxit foras, ait: Respice cœlum si potes dinumerare stellas, ita erit semen tuum, etc. Gen. 15.. In quo notandum quia justus in interioribus semper consistit, quia in abscondito orat Patrem, et omnis gloria filiæ regis, id est, regalis animæ, intrinsecus est: sed Deus educit eum foras, cum res postulat et rerum visibilium ratio.

26.54 Pluribus greater. As namely numbersior tribe bigger spatia of_the_earth/land(pl) sortiatur; which minor however has_been, of_men number minor. One just, after/second that to_God accepted, for many is_held; from_where/who: Through one wise will_be_inhabited city, tribe however of_the_wicked will_be_desolate; and one just for throughout to_the_world. Iniqui however, even_though many let_them_be, exigui and for by_no_means they_leadur at God Eccli. 16.. It_is therefore multitude/crowd praiseworthy; from_where/who Abrahæ which brought_out outside, he_said: Look_back sky when/but_if you_can to_enumerate stars, so/thus will_be seed your(sg), etc. Gen. 15.. In where to_note because just in/into/on interiorbus always consists, because in/into/on secretly prays Father, and everyone glory daughters king, that it_is, royal soul, internally/inwards it_is: but God leads_out him outside, when/with thing demands and things visibilium ratio.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נַחֲלָת֔⁠וֹ & נַחֲלָת֑⁠וֹ

inheritance_of,its & inheritance_of,its

Here, Yahweh could be speaking about: (1) the clans of the Israelites that were listed earlier. Alternate translation: [that clan’s inheritance … that clan’s inheritance] (2) the tribes of the Israelites that were listed earlier. Alternate translation: [that tribe’s inheritance … that tribe’s inheritance]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

לָ⁠רַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָת֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠לַ⁠מְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָת֑⁠וֹ

for,many increase inheritance_of,its and,for,few decrease inheritance_of,its

Yahweh is using the adjectives many and few as nouns to mean certain kinds of groups. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate these adjectives with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [For the numerous tribes you shall increase its inheritance, and for the small tribes you shall decrease its inheritance]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֚ישׁ לְ⁠פִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔י⁠ו

(a)_man to,the_mouth_of of,his_enrolled_[men]

Yahweh is not referring to a specific man. He means each of the tribes in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Each tribe to the mouth of its counted ones]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠פִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔י⁠ו

to,the_mouth_of of,his_enrolled_[men]

Yahweh is using to the mouth of as a common expression of the culture to mean “in proportion to.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in proportion to the number of those counted for it]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֽ⁠וֹ

given inheritance_of,its

The expression shall be given is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [you shall give its inheritance]

Parallel NUM 26:54