“By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.”
The allocation by lot — By the lot of the LORD their inheritances were divided, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe. The allocation employs 'lot' (goral, גוֹרָל)—a divinely guided random selection process. The phrase 'by the hand of Moses' establishes continuity with the divine mandate given through Moses (Numbers 26:52-56). The methodology ensures that the distribution reflects divine will rather than human preference.
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