Matthew Poole and continuators on Numbers 26:53

53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance, according to the number of names .

To these families now mentioned.

By lot, ver. 55. The land was divided into nine parts and an half, respect being had in such division to the goodness as well as to the largeness of the several portions, and the lot gave each tribe their part.

(i. e.) Of the persons, names being oft put for persons, as Act. 1. 15. Phil. 2. 9. Rev. 3. 4. and 11. 13. The meaning is, that the share of each tribe was divided amongst the several families, to some more to some less according to the number of the persons of each family, Numb. 33. 54. And withal, if one of the lots or portions proved too large or too little for all the families and persons of that tribe, in this case they might either give part of their portion to another tribe, as Simeon and Dan had parts of Iudahs share, Ios. 19. 4, 40. or take away a part from the portion belonging to another tribe.