Pinchas 26:56 · unit 2 — three elements of the division: lots, Urim, and money

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 26:56

The Complete Passuk

עַל־פִּי הַגּוֹרָל תֵּחָלֵק נַחֲלָתוֹ בֵּין רַב לִמְעָט׃

According to the lot shall his inheritance be divided, between many and few.

Chabad.org — 26:56

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Yerushalmi Yoma 4:1

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Yoma 4:1

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה דְּבָרִים נִתְחַלְּקָה אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּגוֹרָלוֹת, בְּאוּרִים וְתוּמִּים וּבִכְסָפִים… בֵּין רַב לִמְעָט אֵלּוּ הַכְּסָפִים.

English: It was taught: in three things the Land of Yisrael was divided — by lots, by Urim ve-Tumim, and by money… “between many and few” — these are the monetary adjustments.

Type of Learning

Three-part process of allotment.

What Is Learned

Quality equalization by payment accompanied the lot and the Urim.