Joshua 18:6

Joshua 18:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord our God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall therefore survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

Context of Joshua 18:6

4Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me. 5Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north. But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the Lord our God. 7But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.” 8When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.”

Joshua 18:6 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֞ם תִּכְתְּב֤וּ אֶת־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה חֲלָקִ֔ים וַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם אֵלַ֖י הֵ֑נָּה וְיָרִ֨יתִי לָכֶ֤ם גּוֹרָל֙ פֹּ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye shall therefore describeכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• partsחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• and bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• hither to me, that I may castיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384
• lotsגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• for you here beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Joshua 18:6

• Joshua 18:8When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.”
• Joshua 14:2The land assignments to the nine-and-a-half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses.
• Numbers 26:54To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.
• Numbers 33:54You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.
• Numbers 34:13Then Moses commanded the Israelites: “This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes,
• Psalms 105:11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
• Proverbs 16:33The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.
• Proverbs 18:18A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.
• Acts 13:19After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.

Commentaries on Joshua 18:6

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-10Verses 2-10 After a year or more, Joshua blamed their slackness, and told them how to proceed. God, by his grace, has given us a title to a good land, the heavenly Canaan, but we are slack to take possession of it; we enter not into that rest, as we might by faith, and hope, and holy joy. How long shall it be thus with us? How long shall we thus stand in our own light, and forsake our own mercies for lying vanities? Joshua stirs the Israelites up to take…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Joshua cast sacred lots in public to prevent envy or suspicion among the people (see also study note on 7:16–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-94-9. Give out from among you three men for each tribe--Though the lot determined the part of the country where each tribe was to be located, it could not determine the extent of territory which might be required; and the dissatisfaction of the children of Joseph with the alleged smallness of their possession gave reason to fear that complaints might arise from other quarters, unless precautions were taken to make a proper distribution of the land. For…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 18:6

• Judah
• Shiloh

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Shiloh
• Chephirah
• Describe
• Divination
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Palestine Exploration
• Shiloh (2)

Commentaries on Joshua 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings