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Joshua 18:3

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Waiting on GodContentment

1 Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,

2 there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.

So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

4 Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me

5 and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.

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BSB
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
KJV
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
WEB
Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
ASV
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?
DARBY
And Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long will ye shew yourselves slack to go to take possession of the land which Jehovah the God of your fathers hath given you?
BLB
And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “How long will you⁺ neglect to go in to possess the land that YHWH, God of your⁺ fathers, has given to you⁺?
ÅB
Da sa Josva til Israels barn: Hvor lenge vil dere enda drøye før dere drar avsted og inntar det land Herren, deres fedres Gud, har gitt dere?
OTB
Josva talte til israelittene og sa: "Hvor lenge vil dere vente før dere tar i besittelse det landet som Herren, deres fedres Gud, har gitt dere?
B1930
Da sa Josva til Israels barn: Hvor lenge vil I ennu dryge før I drar avsted og inntar det land Herren, eders fedres Gud, har gitt eder?

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