Joshua 18:9
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
So the men went and surveyed the land. They wrote a description of it by its towns in seven divisions and brought the report back to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to hua to the host at Shiloh.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
So the men departed, and wente thorow the londe, and descrybed it in seuen partes vpon a letter acordinge to the cities, and came to Iosua in to the hoost at Silo.
Geneva Bible (1560)
So the men departed, and passed through the lande, and described it by cities into seuen partes in a booke, and returned to Ioshua into the campe at Shiloh.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the men departed, and walked through the lande, and described it by cities into seuen partes in a booke, and returned to Iosuah into ye hoast at Silo.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came [again] to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the men go, and pass over through the land, and describe it by cities, in seven portions, on a book, and they come in unto Joshua, unto the camp, `at' Shiloh.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua unto the camp at Shiloh.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua unto the camp at Shiloh.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
So the men went, travelling through the land, and made a record of it by towns in seven parts in a book, and came back to Joshua to the tent-circle at Shiloh.
World English Bible (2000)
The men went and passed through the land, and surveyed it by cities into seven portions in a book. They came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The men journeyed through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
Referenced Verses
- Acts 13:19 : 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
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