You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone&#8217;s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral<n id="1" /> tribes.

<p class="bodytext">The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph&#8217;s firstborn son, was also allotted land.<n id="1" /> The descendants of Makir, Manasseh&#8217;s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors.<n id="2" /> They were assigned Gilead and Bashan.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">The first lot belonged to<n id="1" /> the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

<p class="bodytext">In the first month (that is, the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year<n id="1" /> of King Ahasuerus&#8217; reign, <i>puri><n id="2" /> (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month.<n id="3" /> It turned out to be the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar).<n id="4" />p>