Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible And you shall write a description of the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. NASB 1995 “You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible So you shall write a description of the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God. Amplified Bible You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. Christian Standard Bible When you have written a description of 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible When you have written a description of 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. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall map the land into seven divisions and bring it to me here and I shall show you the portion that is chosen before LORD JEHOVAH our God Brenton Septuagint Translation And do ye divide the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, and I will give you a lot before the Lord our God. Douay-Rheims Bible The land in the midst between these mark ye out into seven parts; and you shall come hither to me, that I may cast lots for you before the Lord your God. English Revised Version 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 the LORD our God. GOD'S WORD® Translation You must describe the seven parts of the land and report to me here. I will draw lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God. Good News Translation Write down a description of these seven divisions and bring it to me. Then I will draw lots to consult the LORD our God for you. International Standard Version Lay out the land in seven divisions, then bring your report here to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the LORD our God. JPS Tanakh 1917 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 the LORD our God. Literal Standard Version and you describe the land [in] seven portions, and have brought [it] to me here, and I have cast a lot for you here before our God YHWH; Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible You shall bring to me here the description of the land in seven sections. I will then cast lots for you here before the LORD, our God. NET Bible 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. New Revised Standard Version 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 Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall therefore describe the land in seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. World English Bible You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God. Young's Literal Translation and ye describe the land in seven portions, and have brought it in unto me hither, and I have cast for you a lot here before Jehovah our God; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Remainder Divided…5and 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. 6When 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. 7The 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.”… 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. Joshua 18:7 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." Treasury of Scripture You shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. that I may cast Joshua 18:8,10 And 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 the LORD in Shiloh… Joshua 14:2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. Numbers 26:54,55 To 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… Jump to Previous Cast Decision Describe Description Distribution Divisions Hither Lots Parts Portions Presence Record Seven Survey WrittenJump to Next Cast Decision Describe Description Distribution Divisions Hither Lots Parts Portions Presence Record Seven Survey WrittenJoshua 18 1. The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh2. The remainder of the land is described, and divided into seven parts 10. Joshua distributes it by lot 11. The lot and border of Benjamin 21. Their cities Verse 6. - Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts. Literally, ye shall write the land, seven parts. Similarly in ver. 8. That is to say, a written report was to be brought up in seven parts, a fair and equal division of the land having previously been agreed upon among the commissioners. This report having been accepted, division was afterwards made (ver. 10) by lot. Bishop Horsley and Houbigant here, as elsewhere, would rearrange the chapter, supposing it to have been accidentally transposed. But there seems no ground for the supposition. The repetition, with its additional particulars at each repetition, is quite in the style of the author (see ch. 2 and notes). That I may cast lots. Or, and I will cast a lot. The somewhat unusual word ירה to throw, is used here. The more usual word is הפּיל caused to fall, though other expressions are also used. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When youוְאַתֶּ֞ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you have mapped out תִּכְתְּב֤וּ (tiḵ·tə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3789: To grave, to write the seven שִׁבְעָ֣ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number portions חֲלָקִ֔ים (ḥă·lā·qîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2506: Portion, tract, territory of land הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and brought וַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם (wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go it to me, אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to I will cast וְיָרִ֨יתִי (wə·yā·rî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach lots גּוֹרָל֙ (gō·w·rāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting) for you here פֹּ֔ה (pōh) Adverb Strong's 6311: This place, here in the presence לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God. אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Joshua 18:6 NIVJoshua 18:6 NLT Joshua 18:6 ESV Joshua 18:6 NASB Joshua 18:6 KJV Joshua 18:6 BibleApps.com Joshua 18:6 Biblia Paralela Joshua 18:6 Chinese Bible Joshua 18:6 French Bible Joshua 18:6 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 18:6 You shall survey the land into seven (Josh. 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