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Joshua 18:10

Joshua drew names for them in Shiloh before the Lord. There he divided the land among the people of Israel, a part for each family.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Lot, the;   Shiloh;   Thompson Chain Reference - Casting Lots;   Lots, Casting;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gilgal;   Shiloh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bochim;   Shiloh (1);   Shiloh (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joshua;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Shiloh ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Shiloh;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shi'loh;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Division;   Joshua (2);   Joshua, Book of;   Libraries;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Lots;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joshua cast lots for them at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Yehoshua divided the land to the children of Yisra'el according to their divisions.
King James Version
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord : and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Lexham English Bible
and Joshua cast a lot for them at Shiloh before Yahweh, and there he divided the land for the Israelites, to each a portion.
English Standard Version
and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord . And there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion.
New Century Version
There Joshua threw lots in the presence of the Lord to choose the lands that should be given to each tribe.
New English Translation
Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
Amplified Bible
Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel, [to each tribe] according to their portions.
New American Standard Bible
Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land for the sons of Israel according to their divisions.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ioshua cast lottes for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Ioshua deuided the land vnto the children of Israel, according to their portions:
Legacy Standard Bible
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.
Contemporary English Version
Joshua found out from the Lord how to divide the land, and he told the tribes what the Lord had decided.
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Adonai , and there Y'hoshua divided the land among the people of Isra'el according to their regions.
Darby Translation
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah. And there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Easy-to-Read Version
Joshua threw lots for them in front of the Lord at Shiloh. In this way Joshua divided the land and gave each tribe its part of the land.
George Lamsa Translation
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD; and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel into districts.
Good News Translation
Joshua drew lots to consult the Lord for them, and assigned each of the remaining tribes of Israel a certain part of the land.
Literal Translation
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah. And Joshua apportioned the land to the sons of Israel there, according to their divisions.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Iosua cast the lot ouer them at Silo before the LORDE, and there distributed the londe amonge the children of Israel, vnto euery one his parte.
American Standard Version
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Bible in Basic English
And Joshua made the distribution for them in Shiloh by the decision of the Lord, marking out the land for the children of Israel by their divisions.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah cast lottes for them in Silo before the Lorde: & there Iosuah diuided the lande vnto the children of Israel, to eche their portion.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD; and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua cast lots for them in Shiloh, before the Lord: and there Ioshua diuided the land vnto the children of Israel according to their diuisions.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua cast the lot for them in Selo before the Lord.
English Revised Version
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Berean Standard Bible
And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which Josue sente lottis bifor the Lord God in Silo, and departide the lond to the sones of Israel, in to seuene partis.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions.
Update Bible Version
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh: and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.
World English Bible
Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh: and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.
New King James Version
Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.
New Living Translation
And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord to determine which tribe should have each section.
New Revised Standard
and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord ; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the Israelites, to each a portion.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Joshua cast for them lots, in Shiloh, before Yahweh, - and Joshua there apportioned the land unto the sons of Israel, according to their portions.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he cast lots before the Lord in Silo, and divided the land to the children of Israel into seven parts.
Revised Standard Version
and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion.
THE MESSAGE
Joshua cast the lots for them at Shiloh in the presence of God . That's where Joshua divided up the land to the People of Israel, according to their tribal divisions.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.

Contextual Overview

2 There were still seven family groups among the people of Israel who had not received their share of land. 3 So Joshua said to the people of Israel, "How long will you wait before going in to take the land the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you? 4 Choose three men from each of these seven family groups. I will send them to go through the land and write down what they find it to be like, to be shared by each family. Then they will return to me. 5 They will divide it into seven parts. Judah will stay in his land in the south. The house of Joseph will stay in their land in the north. 6 You will write down how the land should be divided into seven parts, then bring it to me. I will draw names for you here before the Lord our God. 7 The Levites have no share of land among you. Being the religious leaders for the Lord is their share. Gad and Reuben and the half-family group of Manasseh have received their land east of the Jordan. The Lord's servant Moses gave it to them." 8 As the men got up to go, Joshua told them, "Go and walk through the land. Write down what you find, and return to me. Then I will draw names for you here before the Lord in Shiloh." 9 The men went and passed through the land. They wrote in a book the cities they found and divided them into seven parts. Then they returned to Joshua among the tents at Shiloh. 10 Joshua drew names for them in Shiloh before the Lord. There he divided the land among the people of Israel, a part for each family.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

cast lots: Joshua 18:6, Joshua 18:8, Proverbs 18:18, Ezekiel 47:22, Ezekiel 48:29, Matthew 27:35, Acts 13:19

before the Lord: Psalms 16:5, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 47:4, Psalms 61:5, John 17:2, Acts 26:18, Colossians 1:12

Reciprocal: Leviticus 16:8 - cast lots Numbers 26:55 - by lot Joshua 19:51 - in Shiloh Joshua 23:4 - Behold 1 Chronicles 24:5 - they divided by lot Nehemiah 11:1 - cast lots Proverbs 16:33 - General Micah 2:5 - cast Acts 1:26 - they

Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
The angel of the Lord said to her, "I will give you so many people in your family through the years that they will be too many to number."
Genesis 17:16
And I will bring good to her. I will give you a son by her. I will bring good to her. And she will be the mother of nations. Kings of many people will come from her."
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son. And you will give him the name Isaac. I will make My agreement with him and for his children after him, an agreement that will last forever.
Genesis 17:21
But I will make My agreement with Isaac, who will be born to Sarah at this time next year."
Genesis 18:3
and said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.
Genesis 18:5
And I will get a piece of bread so you may eat and get strength. After that you may go on your way, since you have come to your servant." The men said, "Do as you have said."
Genesis 18:8
He took milk and cheese and the meat which he had made ready, and set it in front of them. He stood by them under the tree while they ate.
Genesis 18:9
Then they said to him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" And he said, "There in the tent."
Genesis 18:13
Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘How can I give birth to a child when I am so old?'
Genesis 18:14
Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord,.... For the seven tribes, as he had for the two tribes and a half at Gilgal; of the manner of casting lots, :-;

and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their division: the land that was divided into seven parts, he distributed to the seven tribes, as the lot came up for them, and then divided these several parts according to the families and households in each tribe.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Cast lots - See the Joshua 14:2 note.


 
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