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

4Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to explore the land and map it out. They will then return to me with a written report of their proposed divisions of their new homeland. 5Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north. And when you record the seven divisions of the land and bring them to me, I will cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord our God to assign land to each tribe. 7“The Levites, however, will not receive any allotment of land. Their role as priests of the Lord is their allotment. And the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh won’t receive any more land, for they have already received their grant of land, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave them on the east side of the Jordan River.” 8As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua commanded them, “Go and explore the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will assign the land to the tribes by casting sacred lots here in the presence of the Lord at 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 18:8As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua commanded them, “Go and explore the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will assign the land to the tribes by casting sacred lots here in the presence of the Lord at Shiloh.”
• Joshua 14:2These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command through Moses.
• Numbers 26:54Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population.
• Numbers 33:54You must distribute the land among the clans by sacred lot and in proportion to their size. A larger portion of land will be allotted to each of the larger clans, and a smaller portion will be allotted to each of the smaller clans. The decision of the sacred lot is final. In this way, the portions of land will be divided among your ancestral tribes.
• Numbers 34:13Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The Lord has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.
• Psalms 105:11“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”
• Proverbs 16:33We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.
• Proverbs 18:18Flipping a coin can end arguments; it settles disputes between powerful opponents.
• Acts 13:19Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel 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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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