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These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command through Moses.

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13 Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The Lord has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.

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54 You must distribute the land among the clans by sacred lot and in proportion to their size. A larger portion of land will be allotted to each of the larger clans, and a smaller portion will be allotted to each of the smaller clans. The decision of the sacred lot is final. In this way, the portions of land will be divided among your ancestral tribes.

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55 But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. 56 Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.”

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33 We may throw the dice,[a]
    but the Lord determines how they fall.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.

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18 Flipping a coin[a] can end arguments;
    it settles disputes between powerful opponents.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:18 Hebrew Casting lots.

Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.
    You guard all that is mine.
The land you have given me is a pleasant land.
    What a wonderful inheritance!

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