"Accordingto the selection by lot,their inheritanceshall be dividedbetweenthe largerand the smaller[groups]."
"You shall divideit by lotfor an inheritanceamong yourselves and among the alienswho stayin your midst,whobringforthsonsin your midst.And they shall be to you as the native-bornamong the sonsof Israel;they shall be allottedan inheritancewith you amongthe tribesof Israel.
"But the landshall be dividedby lot.They shall receivetheir inheritanceaccording to the namesof the tribesof their fathers.
Theseare those who were numberedof the Levitesaccording to their families:of Gershon,the familyof the Gershonites;of Kohath,the familyof the Kohathites;of Merari,the familyof the Merarites.
Whatthen?WhatIsraelis seeking,it has not obtained,but those who were chosenobtainedit, and the restwere hardened;
Nowthere are varietiesof gifts,but the sameSpirit.
