Joshua 18:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them. They shall rise and go through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and return to me.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to survey the land and map it according to their inheritances. Then they will return to me.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Give 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Give 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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Chose you thre men out of euery trybe, yt I maye sende them, and that they maye get them vp and go thorow the londe, and descrybe it acordinge to the enheritaunces therof, and come vnto me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Giue from among you for euery tribe three men, that I may sende them, and that they may rise, and walke through the land, and distribute it according to their inheritance, & returne to me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Geue out from among you for euery tribe three men, that I may sende them: and that they may ryse, and walke through the lande, and distribute it accordyng to the inheritaunce therof, & come againe to me.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Give 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come to me.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Give for you three men for a tribe, and I send them, and they rise and go up and down through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come in unto me,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Take from among you three men from every tribe; and I will send them to go through the land and make a record of it for distribution as their heritage; then let them come back to me.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come to me.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 1:4 : 4 And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his fathers' house.
  • Num 13:2 : 2 Send men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.
  • Josh 3:12 : 12 Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
  • Josh 4:2 : 2 Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,
  • Josh 18:3 : 3 And Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long will you delay to go and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?
  • Josh 18:6 : 6 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.
  • Josh 18:9 : 9 So the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and returned to Joshua at Shiloh.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 13:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2Send men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.

    3And Moses, by the command of the LORD, sent them from the wilderness of Paran. All those men were leaders of the children of Israel.

  • Josh 18:8-10
    3 verses
    82%

    8And the men arose and went away; and Joshua charged those who went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, describe it, and return to me that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh.

    9So the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and returned to Joshua at Shiloh.

    10And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land among the children of Israel according to their divisions.

  • Josh 4:2-5
    4 verses
    80%

    2Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,

    3And command them, saying, Take from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and leave them in the place where you will lodge tonight.

    4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe,

    5And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and every one of you take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,

  • Deut 1:22-24
    3 verses
    79%

    22And every one of you came near to me, and said, Let us send men before us, and they shall search out the land for us, and bring us back word of the way we must go up and of the cities we will come to.

    23And the plan pleased me well: so I took twelve men of you, one man for each tribe:

    24And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and explored it.

  • Josh 18:5-6
    2 verses
    79%

    5They shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.

    6You 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.

  • Josh 3:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan.

    12Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

  • Num 34:16-18
    3 verses
    78%

    16And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    17These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.

    18And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land by inheritance.

  • Josh 18:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

    3And Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long will you delay to go and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?

  • Josh 3:2
    73%

    2And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the camp;

  • Josh 1:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you shall cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

    12And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua spoke, saying,

  • Josh 14:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1And these are the lands which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed as inheritance to them.

    2Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

  • Num 13:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

    18See the land, how it is; and the people who dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, few or many;

  • Deut 10:11
    71%

    11And the LORD said to me, Arise, take your journey ahead of the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give to them.

  • Deut 1:13
    70%

    13Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men among your tribes, and I will make them leaders over you.

  • Deut 3:18
    70%

    18And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God has given you this land to possess; all you who are able shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel.

  • Deut 3:28
    70%

    28But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him, for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you see.

  • Num 31:4
    70%

    4From every tribe, a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, you shall send to the war.

  • Deut 19:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2You shall set apart three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.

    3You shall prepare a road for yourself, and divide the territory of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, into three parts, so that every manslayer may flee there.

  • Num 32:28
    70%

    28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel,

  • Num 1:4
    70%

    4And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his fathers' house.

  • Num 34:13
    70%

    13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'

  • Ezek 47:21
    70%

    21So shall you divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

  • Deut 1:8
    70%

    8Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.

  • Num 34:29
    70%

    29These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

  • Deut 1:15
    69%

    15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and known men, and made them leaders over you, captains over thousands, captains over hundreds, captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

  • Josh 14:5
    69%

    5As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

  • Josh 7:14
    69%

    14In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to the families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

  • Josh 22:1
    69%

    1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

  • Judg 18:9
    69%

    9And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good; are you still? Do not be lazy to go and to enter to possess the land.