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Atomic Bible
Numbers 26:54
Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.
from Inheritance by Lot, Numbers 26:52-56
What it says

A larger tribe is to receive a larger inheritance and a smaller tribe a smaller one, each according to those registered.

What it is doing

It ties the portion size to census strength.

In context

52Then the LORD said to Moses, 53“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. 54Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. 55Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”