- lots:
- "Thus were they dividedª° by lot,ª one sortª with¹ another;ª for¹ the governorsª of the sanctuary,ª and governorsª [of the house] of God,ª were¹ of the sonsª¹ of Eleazar,ª and of the sonsª of Ithamar.ª ... And Shemaiahª the sonª of Nethaneelª the scribe,ª° [one] of¹ the Levites,²¹ wroteª° them beforeª the king,ª and the princes,ª and Zadokª the priest,ª and Ahimelechª the sonª of Abiathar,ª and [before] the chiefª of the fathersª of the priestsª and Levites:ª oneª principalª householdª being takenª° for Eleazar,ª and [one] takenª° for Ithamar.ª" {1Ch 24:5-6} + "According² to¹¹ the lotª shall the possessionª thereof be dividedª° between¹ manyª and few.ª" {Num 26:56}
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