Numbers 26:53-56

Living Bible

^52-53 Then the Lord told Moses to divide the land among the tribes in proportion to their population, as indicated by the census— ⁵⁴ the larger tribes to be given more land, the smaller tribes less land.

^55-56 “Let the representatives of the larger tribes have a lottery, drawing for the larger sections,” the Lord instructed, “and let the smaller tribes draw for the smaller sections.”