Joshua 18:6

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.

When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.

⁷ The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”

⁸ As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
KJV: Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
WEB: You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: And you⁺ shall write down the land [in] seven portions and bring it to me here, that I may cast for you⁺ lots here before the face of YHWH our God.

ÅB: Og dere skal skrive opp alt det som er i landet, i syv deler, og komme hit til meg med det dere har skrevet; så vil jeg kaste lodd for dere her, for Herrens, vår Guds åsyn.
OTB: Når dere har skrevet beskrivelsene av de syv delene av landet, bring dem hit til meg, og jeg vil kaste lodd for dere i Herrens, vår Guds, nærvær.
B1930: Og I skal skrive op alt det som er i landet, i syv deler, og komme hit til mig med det I har skrevet; så vil jeg kaste lodd for eder her, for Herrens, vår Guds åsyn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joshua 14:2
Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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Joshua 18:10
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
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Acts 13:19
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
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Numbers 34:13
So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
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Numbers 33:54
And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
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Psalms 105:11
“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
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Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
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Joshua 18:8
As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
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