Joshua 14:2
Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
by the lot{H1486} of their inheritance,{H5159} as Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} by{H3027} Moses,{H4872} for the nine{H8672} tribes,{H4294} and for the {H2677} half-tribe.{H4294}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
By lot{H1486} was their inheritance{H5159}, as the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} by the hand{H3027} of Moses{H4872}, for the nine{H8672} tribes{H4294}, and for the half{H2677} tribe{H4294}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But by lot dyd they deuyde it out amoge them, acordinge as the LORDE comaunded Moses to geue vnto the nyne trybes and ye halfe:
Geneva Bible (1560)
By the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord had commaunded by the hande of Moses, to giue to the nine tribes, and the halfe tribe.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
By lot they receaued their possessions, as the Lord commaunded by the hand of Moyses, to geue vnto the nine tribes, and vnto the halfe tribe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
By lot [was] their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and [for] the half tribe.
Webster's Bible (1833)
by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
by lot `is' their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine of the tribes, and the half of the tribe;
American Standard Version (1901)
by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
American Standard Version (1901)
by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Their heritage by the Lord's decision, as he gave orders by Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
World English Bible (2000)
by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The land assignments to the nine and a half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
Referenced Verses
- Num 33:54 : 54 You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans. You shall give more to the larger groups and less to the smaller groups. The place where the lot falls for each shall be theirs. You shall divide land according to the tribes of your ancestors.
- Num 34:13 : 13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
- Num 26:55-56 : 55 But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes. 56 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller groups alike.
- Ps 16:5-6 : 5 The LORD is my portion and my cup; You hold my lot secure. 6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
- Prov 16:33 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
- Prov 18:18 : 18 Casting lots settles disputes and separates strong opponents.
- Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Num 34:13-164 verses88%
13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
14 For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral clans, the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral clans, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance.
15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.
16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
- Josh 14:3-53 verses85%
3 For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.
4 The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites did not receive a portion of land but were instead given cities to live in, with pasturelands for their livestock and possessions.
5 The Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses and divided the land.
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1 These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.
- Josh 13:7-82 verses81%
7 Now divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
8 The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.
- 80%
8 So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, by lot.
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51 These were the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.
- Num 26:55-562 verses78%
55 But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes.
56 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller groups alike.
- Josh 18:5-73 verses78%
5 Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.
6 Write a description of the land in seven divisions and bring it to me here. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
7 The Levites will not have a portion among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them.
- Josh 18:10-112 verses78%
10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites, according to their divisions.
11 The lot of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, came up. The territory allotted to their lot lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph.
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54 You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans. You shall give more to the larger groups and less to the smaller groups. The place where the lot falls for each shall be theirs. You shall divide land according to the tribes of your ancestors.
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29 Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:
- Josh 13:32-332 verses76%
32 These are the portions of land that Moses distributed as inheritances on the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.
33 However, Moses gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He promised them.
- 75%
7 To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given an inheritance in Bashan, and to the other half, Joshua gave an inheritance alongside their brothers west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them.
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29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
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4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.
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4 See, I have allotted to you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, along with all the nations I have destroyed—from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west.
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29 This is the land you shall divide as an inheritance for the tribes of Israel, and these shall be their portions, declares the Lord GOD.
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65 From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands.
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2 Seven tribes among the Israelites remained who had not yet received their inheritance.
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42 From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,
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14 But to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave no inheritance, for the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as He promised.
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19 And after He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance.
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13 This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This will be the boundary by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph receiving two portions.'
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49 When they had finished distributing the land by its borders, the Israelites gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.
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18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.
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21 You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.
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2 Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:
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17 He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.
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6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites defeated them. And Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
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8 Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.
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53 “Divide the land as an inheritance among these people, based on the number of names in each group.
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2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
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2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, 'The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with pasture lands for our livestock.'