Pinchas 26:56 · unit 3 — division by appraisal — a beis-kor against a beis-se’ah

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: Sifrei

Sefaria — Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מַגִּיד שֶׁלֹּא נִתְחַלְּקָה אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶלָּא בְּשׁוּמָא, בֵּית כּוֹר כְּנֶגֶד בֵּית סְאָה, בֵּית סְאָה כְּנֶגֶד בֵּית כּוֹר.

English: This teaches that the Land of Yisrael was divided only by appraisal — a beis-kor corresponding to a beis-se’ah, a beis-se’ah corresponding to a beis-kor.

Type of Learning

Valuation balancing unequal land quality.

What Is Learned

Shares were equalized by assessing fertility and area, not raw acreage alone.