Joshua 18:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And ye shall describe{H3789} the land{H776} into seven{H7651} portions,{H2506} and bring{H935} [the description] hither to me; and I will cast{H3384} lots{H1486} for you here before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} our God.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ye shall therefore describe{H3789}{(H8799)} the land{H776} into seven{H7651} parts{H2506}, and bring{H935}{(H8689)} the description hither to me, that I may cast{H3384}{(H8804)} lots{H1486} for you here before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    but descrybe ye the londe in seuen partes, and brynge them vnto me, then shal I cast ye lot for you before the LORDE oure God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Ye shall describe the land therefore into seuen partes, and shall bring them hither to me, and I will cast lottes for you here before the Lorde our God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Describe ye the lande therfore into seuen partes, and bryng the description hyther to me: and I shall cast lottes for you here before the Lord our God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [the description] here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And you are to have the land marked out in seven parts, and come back to me with the record; and I will make the distribution for you here by the decision of the Lord our God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 14:2 : 2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
  • Josh 18:10 : 10 And 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.
  • Ps 105:11 : 11 Saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
  • Prov 16:33 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 The lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty.
  • Acts 13:19 : 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
  • Josh 18:8 : 8 And 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.
  • Num 26:54-55 : 54 To many you shall give the more inheritance, and to few you shall give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
  • Num 33:54 : 54 You shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give the smaller inheritance: everyone's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falls; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.
  • Num 34:13 : 13 And 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:'

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Josh 18:4-5
    2 verses
    85%

    4 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.

    5 They 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.

  • Josh 18:7-11
    5 verses
    83%

    7 But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

    8 And 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.

    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.

    10 And 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.

    11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot was between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

  • Num 34:13
    76%

    13 And 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:'

  • Num 34:16-18
    3 verses
    76%

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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

  • Ezek 47:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

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

    22 And it shall come to pass, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among you, and to the strangers who live among you, who shall bear children among you: and they shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

  • Ezek 48:29
    76%

    29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord GOD.

  • Josh 14:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1 And 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.

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

    3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

  • Num 33:54
    76%

    54 You shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give the smaller inheritance: everyone's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falls; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

  • Josh 19:51
    75%

    51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they completed the division of the country.

  • Josh 13:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.

    7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

  • Num 26:55-56
    2 verses
    74%

    55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

    56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

  • Isa 34:17
    74%

    17 And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.

  • Josh 23:4
    74%

    4 Behold, I have allotted to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea westward.

  • Acts 13:19
    74%

    19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

  • Josh 21:8
    73%

    8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

  • Num 26:53
    72%

    53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

  • Num 34:2
    72%

    2 Command the children of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with its borders:)

  • Mic 2:5
    72%

    5 Therefore you shall have none who shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

  • Ezek 45:1
    72%

    1 Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to the LORD, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. This shall be holy within all its borders all around.

  • 1 Chr 6:65
    72%

    65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

  • Deut 1:22
    71%

    22 And 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.

  • Num 31:27
    71%

    27 And divide the prey into two parts: between those who took the war upon themselves, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation.

  • Deut 1:8
    71%

    8 Behold, 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.

  • Josh 14:5
    71%

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

  • 1 Chr 16:18
    71%

    18 Saying, 'To you will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;'

  • Deut 19:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

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

    3 You 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.

  • Josh 17:4
    71%

    4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.

  • Josh 16:1
    71%

    1 And the portion of the children of Joseph began at the Jordan by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that rises from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel,

  • Num 34:29
    70%

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

  • Judg 20:9
    70%

    9 But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it;

  • Josh 1:6
    70%

    6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land, which I swore to their fathers to give them.

  • Josh 7:14
    70%

    14 In 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.

  • Num 13:2
    70%

    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.

  • Ezek 47:13
    70%

    13 Thus says the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, by which you shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

  • Num 32:22
    70%

    22 And the land is subdued before the LORD: then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.