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JOS 18:1–18:10 ©

Allocations for the remaining seven tribes

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Literal Version 

18:1 Allocations for the remaining seven tribes

18Then all the Israelis assembled at Shiloh and set-up the sacred tent there. The battles over the land had stopped 2but seven of their tribes hadn’t had their inheritances assigned yet. 3Yehoshua asked the Israelis, “How much longer are you all going to put off capturing the land that your ancestors’ God Yahweh has given you? 4Choose three men from each of those seven[fn] tribes and I’ll send them out to scout around and inspect the land and write descriptions of it in terms of potential allocations and bring it to me. 5They can divide that land into seven parts. (Yehudah will maintain their territory in the south, and Yosef’s tribes in the north.) 6You all should write descriptions of the seven parts and bring them here to me, and in front of our God Yahweh, I’ll throw dice for you to allocate them to the seven tribes. 7However, the Levites don’t receive a portion, because their inheritance is Yahweh’s priesthood. Gad and Rueben and the Manashsheh half-tribe have already received their inheritance that Yahweh’s servant Mosheh allocated to them on the eastern side of the Yordan.

8So the chosen men got ready to leave and Yehoshua instructed them, “Go and walk around that land and write a report and bring it back to me. Then I’ll throw dice for you all in front of Yahweh here in Shiloh.” 9Then the men left and walked through the area, writing down their recommendations for dividing the seven portions according to the cities in the area, then they returned back to Yehoshua at the camp at Shiloh. 10So Yehoshua threw dice for them at Shiloh in front of Yahweh, and so that land was allocated to those remaining seven tribes.


18:4 Not in the Hebrew but implied by verse 5 as they go on to divide the surveyed land into seven portions.

18and_assembled all the_congregation of_the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) Shiloh and_set_up there DOM the_tent of_meeting and_the_earth it_was_subdued before_face/front_them.
2And_remained in/on/at/with_sons of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) which not they_had_divided DOM inheritance_their seven tribes.
3And_he/it_said Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) to the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) until when [will]_you_all [be]_showing_yourselves_slack(pl) about_going_in to_take_possession_of DOM the_earth/land which he_has_given to/for_you_all YHWH the_god fathers_your_all’s.
4Provide to/for_you_all three men from_the_tribe and_send_out_them and_go and_go_throughout in/on_the_earth and_write_a_description DOM_it by_portion_of inheritance_their and_return to_me.
5And_divide DOM_her/it into_seven portions Yəhūdāh/(Judah) it_will_remain on territory_its on_south and_house of_Yōşēf/(Joseph) they_will_remain on territory_their on_north.
6And_you_all you_all_will_describe_in_writing DOM the_earth/land seven portions and_bring to_me hither and_throw to/for_you_all a_lot here to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH god_our.
7If/because there_[will_belong]_not a_portion have_the_Levites in/on/at/with_among_you_all if/because [is]_the_priesthood of_YHWH inheritance_their and_Gād and_Rəʼūⱱēn and_half of_the_tribe the_Mənashsheh they_have_received inheritance_their on_side of_the_Yardēn/(Jordan) east_to which he_gave to/for_them Mosheh the_servant of_YHWH.
8And_arose the_men and_went and_he/it_commanded Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) DOM the_went to_describe DOM the_earth/land to_say go and_go in/on_the_earth and_write_a_description DOM_it and_return to_me and_here I_will_throw to/for_you_all a_lot to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH in_Shiloh.
9And_went the_men and_went in/on_the_earth and_described_it by_the_towns in_seven portions on a_scroll and_they_came to Yəhōshūˊa to the_camp Shiloh.
10And_throw to/for_them Yəhōshūˊa a_lot in_Shiloh to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH and_distributed there Yəhōshūˊa DOM the_earth/land to_sons of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) according_to_portion_their.

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Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

After the Israelites had conquered portions of the Promised Land and Joshua had grown old, the Lord directed him to divide the rest of the land among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance (Joshua 13-20). The eastern tribes had already been allotted their land under Moses’ leadership (Numbers 32), but they continued to help the other tribes drive out the Canaanites from land west of the Jordan River. The Lord also instructed the Israelites to designate several cities of refuge, where someone could flee for protection from an avenger if they accidentally killed someone (Numbers 35; Joshua 20).

JOS 18:1–18:10 ©

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