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Joshua 18:6

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.

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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.

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.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתֶּ֞םve.'a.Temand youH859 →
תִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.Vuyou will describe in writingH3789 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
שִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhsevenH7651 →
חֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimportionsH2506 →
וַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.Temand you will bring [it]H935 →
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413 →
הֵ֑נָּהHe.nahhitherH2008 →
וְיָרִ֨יתִיve.ya.Ri.tiand I will throwH3384 →
לָכֶ֤םla.Khemfor <the> you
גּוֹרָל֙go.Rala lotH1486 →
פֹּ֔הPohhereH6311 →
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →

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Joshua 14:2Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.Joshua 18:10And 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.Acts 13:19And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.Joshua 18:8As 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.”Numbers 34:13So 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.Numbers 26:54–55Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.Numbers 33:54And 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.Proverbs 18:18Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.Psalms 105:11“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”Joshua 18:4Appoint 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 meJoshua 19:10The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun:Joshua 21:8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.Numbers 26:55Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

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The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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