Revised Literal Translation
Joshua 18:6
6Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before Yhwh our God.
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
4Give 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. 5And 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. 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 Yhwh our God. 7But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of Yhwh is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of Yhwh gave them. 8And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before Yhwh in Shiloh.
Read all of Joshua 18Joshua 18:6 word by word
וְאַתֶּ֞ם תִּכְתְּב֤וּ אֶת־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה חֲלָקִ֔ים וַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם אֵלַ֖י הֵ֑נָּה וְיָרִ֨יתִי לָכֶ֤ם גּוֹרָל֙ פֹּ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
- 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
- Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Joshua 18:6
- Joshua 18:8And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before Yhwh in Shiloh.
- Joshua 14:2By lot was their inheritance, as Yhwh commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
- Numbers 26:54To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
- Numbers 33:54And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
- Numbers 34:13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which Yhwh commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
- Psalms 105:11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
- Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of Yhwh.
- Proverbs 18:18The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
- Acts 13:19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
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
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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
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