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Numbers 26:53

Hebrew
לָאֵ֗לֶּה תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֽוֹת
ESV
“Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names.
NIV
“The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.
NLT
“Divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes' populations, as indicated by the number of names on the list.
LXX
τούτοιςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
μερισθήσεται plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
κληρονομεῖν ἐξ ἀριθμοῦ ὀνομάτων
KJV
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

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