Pinchas 26:54 · unit 1 — inheritance sized by those who left Egypt vs those who entered

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 26:54

The Complete Passuk

לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֹ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט נַחֲלָתוֹ אִישׁ לְפִי פְקֻדָיו יֻתַּן נַחֲלָתוֹ׃

To the many you shall increase his inheritance, and to the few you shall decrease his inheritance; each according to those counted of him shall his inheritance be given.

Chabad.org — 26:54

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Sifrei

Sefaria — Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, הֲרֵי שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ בִּשְׁעַת יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם חֲמִשָּׁה בָּנִים וּבִכְנִיסָתָן לָאָרֶץ עֲשָׂרָה, קוֹרֵא אֲנִי עֲלֵיהֶם לַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט נַחֲלָתוֹ; הֲרֵי שֶׁיָּצְאוּ עִמּוֹ מִמִּצְרַיִם עֲשֶׂרֶת בָּנִים וּבִכְנִיסָתָן לָאָרֶץ נִמְצְאוּ חֲמִשָּׁה, קוֹרֵא אֲנִי עֲלֵיהֶם לָרַב תַּרְבֶּה נַחֲלָתוֹ.

English: It was taught: if at the Exodus he had five sons and at entry into the land ten, I apply to them “to the few decrease his inheritance”; if ten left Egypt with him and at entry five remained, I apply “to the many increase his inheritance.”

Type of Learning

Double counting rule for ancestral vs entrant generation.

What Is Learned

Share size tracks both the Exodus generation and those who entered the land.