Joshua 18:1-10
Lexham English Bible
The Last of the Land Is Divided
18 The entire congregation of the Israelites[a] assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting, and the land was subdued before them.[b] 2 And seven tribes remained among the Israelites[c] who had not been apportioned their inheritance. 3 And Joshua said to the Israelites,[d] “How long[e] will you be slack about going to take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors,[f] has given you? 4 Provide three men from each tribe,[g] and I will send them so that they may begin to go through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance,[h] and let them come to me. 5 They will divide it among themselves into seven portions; Judah will maintain its border[i] from the south, and the house of Joseph will maintain its border[j] from the north. 6 Describe the land in seven divisions, and bring it to me here; I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God. 7 The Levites among you have no portion, for their inheritance is the priesthood of Yahweh; Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan to the east, which Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to them.”
8 And the men went immediately,[k] and Joshua commanded the ones going to describe the land, saying, “Go and walk about through the land, write a description, and return to me, and here I will cast a lot for you before[l] Yahweh at Shiloh.” 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and they described[m] the cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh, 10 and Joshua cast a lot for them at Shiloh before[n] Yahweh, and there he divided the land for the Israelites,[o] to each a portion.[p]
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- Joshua 18:1 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 18:1 Or “in their presence”
- Joshua 18:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 18:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 18:3 Literally “Until when”
- Joshua 18:3 Or “fathers”
- Joshua 18:4 Literally “according to each tribe”
- Joshua 18:4 Literally “according to the mouth of their inheritance”
- Joshua 18:5 Literally “Judah will stand on its border”
- Joshua 18:5 Literally “the house of Joseph will stand on its border”
- Joshua 18:8 Literally “the men got up and went”
- Joshua 18:8 Or “in the presence of”
- Joshua 18:9 Literally “wrote it”
- Joshua 18:10 Or “in the presence of”
- Joshua 18:10 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 18:10 Literally “according to their allotment”
Joshua 18:1-10
American Standard Version
18 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there: and the land was subdued before them. 2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance. 3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, hath given you? 4 Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north. 6 And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah our God. 7 For the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of Jehovah is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them.
8 And the men arose, and went: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah in Shiloh. 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua unto the camp at Shiloh. 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Read full chapter2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software
Public Domain (Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted?)