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Joshua 18:3

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1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

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?

4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.

5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on 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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  • Proverbs 13:4

    The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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  • Proverbs 15:19

    The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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  • Judges 18:9

    And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

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  • Proverbs 10:4

    He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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  • Matthew 20:6

    And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

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  • Zephaniah 3:16

    In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

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  • Philippians 3:13–14

    Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

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  • 2 Peter 1:10–11

    Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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