Joshua 18:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 18:2

The Remainder of the Land Divided

1 Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together ^aat Shiloh, and ^bset up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them.

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

3 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: ^a“How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?

4 Pick out from among you three men for each tribe, and I will send them; they shall rise and go through the land, survey it according to their inheritance, and come back to me.

5 And they shall divide it into seven parts. ^aJudah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the ^bhouse of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.

6 You shall therefore survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, ^athat I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

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

8 Then the men arose to go away; and Joshua charged those who went to¹ survey the land, saying, “Go, walk ^athrough the land, survey it, and come back to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.”

9 So the men went, passed through the land, and¹ wrote the survey in a book in seven parts by cities; and they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

10 Then Joshua cast ^alots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there ^bJoshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their¹ divisions.

The Land of Benjamin

11 ^aNow the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot came out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 18:2

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American Standard Version
And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

Amplified® Bible
And there remained among the Israelites seven tribes who had not yet divided their inheritance.

Contemporary English Version
There were still seven tribes without any land,

Darby English Version
And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not been distributed to them.

Good News Bible
There were still seven tribes of the people of Israel who had not yet been assigned their share of the land.

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

New American Standard Bible
There remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.

New International Version
but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.

New King James Version
But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
There remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.

Revised Standard Version
There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned.

Young's Literal Translation
And there are left among the sons of Israel who have not shared their inheritance, seven tribes,

New English Translation
seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land.¹

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