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I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to explore the land and map it out. They will then return to me with a written report of their proposed divisions of their new homeland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may set out and go up and down the land. They shall write a description of it with a view to their inheritances, and then come to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Give out from among you three men for <i>each</i> tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come <i>again</i> to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Pick out from among you three men for <i>each</i> tribe, and I will send them; they shall rise and go through the land, survey it according to their inheritance, and come <i>back</i> to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Provide for yourselves three men from each tribe so that I may send them, and that they may arise and walk through the land and write <i>a description of</i> it according to their inheritance; then they shall return to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Provide for yourselves three men from each tribe that I may send them, and that they may arise and walk through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance; then they shall return to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Provide for yourselves three men from each tribe that I may send them, and that they may arise and walk through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance; then they shall return to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Provide for yourselves three men from each tribe that I may send them, and that they may arise and walk through the land and write <i>a description of</i> it according to their inheritance; then they shall return to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Provide for yourselves three men from each tribe so that I may send them, and that they may go through the land and write a description of it with regard to their [tribal] inheritance; then they shall return to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe, and I will send them out. They are to go and survey the land, write a description of it for the purpose of their inheritance, and return to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe, and I will send them out. They are to go and survey the land, write a description of it for the purpose of their inheritance, and return to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Appoint for you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Choose three men from each tribe, and I will send them out. They will survey the land and write a description of it which shows [the borders of] their inheritance. Then they will come back to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let me have three men from each tribe. I will send them out over the whole country to map out the territory that they would like to have as their possession. Then they are to come back to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Appoint three men from each tribe and I'll send them. They'll begin to go through the land and record a description of it, categorized according to their inheritance, and then they'll report back to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Appoint for you three men of each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Select from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them, and they shall come again to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; then they shall come to me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Give three men from you for [each] tribe, and I send them, and they rise and go up and down through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Give for you three men for a tribe, and I send them, and they rise and go up and down through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come in unto me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Give to you three men for a tribe, and I will send them, and they shall rise and shall go through the land, and they shall write it according to their inheritance, and they shall come to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Choose of every tribe three men, that I may send them, and they may go and compass the land, and mark it out according to the number of each multitude: and bring back to me what they have marked out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Select three men from each tribe, so that I may send them, and they may go forth and circle through the land, and may describe it according to the number of each multitude, and may bring back to me what they have written down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Choose three representatives from each of your tribes; I will send them to go throughout the land and describe it for purposes of acquiring their heritage. When they return to me<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may begin to go throughout the land, writing a description of it with a view to their inheritances. Then come back to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Choose for yourselves three men from each tribe; and I will send them, and they shall rise and go through the land, and survey and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come again to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Choose for you three men from each tribe and I shall send them and they shall stand and they shall walk in the land and they shall map it corresponding to their inheritance and they shall come to me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Appoint for you three men for each tribe; and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Appoint of yourselves three men of each tribe, and let them rise up and go through the land, and let them describe it before me, as it will be proper to divide it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/18-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=4552" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/18.htm">The Remainder Divided</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3051.htm" title="3051: hā·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give. A primitive root; to give; generally, to put; imperatively come.">Appoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: laš·šā·ḇeṭ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">from each tribe,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·’eš·lā·ḥêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs:: 3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">and I will send them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wə·yā·qu·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">to survey</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ḇā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: wə·yiḵ·tə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">and map it out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">according to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">the inheritance of each.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Then they will return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-16.htm">Numbers 34:16-29</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. / Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">Numbers 13:1-3</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, / “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.” / So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm">Deuteronomy 1:22-23</a></span><br />Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.” / The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-28.htm">Numbers 32:28-29</a></span><br />So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel. / And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">Numbers 34:1-15</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-18.htm">Deuteronomy 3:18-20</a></span><br />At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites. / But your wives, your children, and your livestock—I know that you have much livestock—may remain in the cities I have given you, / until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Numbers 13:17-20</a></span><br />When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country. / See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many. / Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-2.htm">Numbers 32:2-5</a></span><br />So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said, / “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, / which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-6.htm">Numbers 32:6-15</a></span><br />But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here? / Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them? / This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-16.htm">Numbers 32:16-19</a></span><br />Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones. / But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land. / We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-20.htm">Numbers 32:20-27</a></span><br />Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle, / and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him, / then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-30.htm">Numbers 32:30-32</a></span><br />But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.” / The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do. / We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33-42</a></span><br />So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them. / And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, / Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.</p><p class="hdg">three</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Joshua 18:3</a></b></br> And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long <i>are</i> ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/3-12.htm">Joshua 3:12</a></b></br> Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/4-2.htm">Joshua 4:2</a></b></br> Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,</p><p class="hdg">describe</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6,9</a></b></br> Ye shall therefore describe the land <i>into</i> seven parts, and bring <i>the description</i> hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/10-18.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Describe</a> <a href="/titus/3-11.htm">Description</a> <a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Inheritances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-15.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-28.htm">Record</a> <a href="/joshua/8-7.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Select</a> <a href="/job/35-5.htm">Survey</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Three</a> <a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/7-2.htm">View</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-25.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-24.htm">Write</a> <a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/20-2.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/judges/4-14.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Describe</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Description</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/19-49.htm">Inheritances</a> <a href="/judges/21-7.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Record</a> <a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-3.htm">Select</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Survey</a> <a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Three</a> <a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm">View</a> <a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-22.htm">Write</a> <a href="/joshua/24-26.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/18-1.htm">The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">The remainder of the land is described, and divided into seven parts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Joshua distributes it by lot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">The lot and border of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/18-21.htm">Their cities</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The number three may symbolize completeness and thoroughness, ensuring a balanced representation from each tribe. This method reflects the importance of order and fairness in the distribution of the land, which was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The appointment of representatives from each tribe underscores the communal and participatory nature of this task, emphasizing unity and shared responsibility.<p><b>and I will send them out to survey the land</b><br>The act of surveying the land involves a detailed examination and assessment of the territory. This task required careful observation and recording, which was crucial for an accurate division of the land. The surveyors were to gather firsthand information, which would later be used to allocate the land according to God's instructions. This process highlights the importance of preparation and diligence in fulfilling God's promises. It also reflects the Israelites' transition from a nomadic lifestyle to settling in a land of their own, a significant shift in their history.<p><b>and map it out, according to the inheritance of each</b><br>Mapping the land was an essential step in ensuring that each tribe received its rightful inheritance. This phrase indicates a methodical approach to dividing the land, taking into account the size and needs of each tribe. The concept of inheritance is deeply rooted in the covenantal promises made to the patriarchs, where the land was a tangible sign of God's faithfulness. This allocation was not arbitrary but divinely ordained, reflecting God's sovereignty and justice. The mapping process also foreshadows the spiritual inheritance believers receive through Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>.<p><b>Then they will return to me</b><br>The return of the surveyors to Joshua signifies accountability and the completion of their mission. It underscores the importance of reporting and verifying the gathered information before making final decisions. This step ensures transparency and trust in the process, as Joshua, the leader appointed by God, would oversee the final distribution. The return also symbolizes the fulfillment of God's promises, as the Israelites were on the brink of fully possessing the land. This moment can be seen as a type of Christ's return, where believers will receive their eternal inheritance, as described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel after Moses, tasked with leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and overseeing its division among the tribes.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelite_tribes.htm">Israelite Tribes</a></b><br>The twelve tribes of Israel, each of which is to receive a portion of the Promised Land as their inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/surveyors.htm">Surveyors</a></b><br>Three men from each tribe chosen to survey and map the land, ensuring a fair and accurate division according to God's promise.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to be divided among the tribes of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites gathered and where the tabernacle was set up, serving as a central location for the division of the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The Israelites were to follow God's specific instructions for dividing the land, highlighting the importance of obedience in receiving God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_cooperation.htm">Unity and Cooperation</a></b><br>The selection of three men from each tribe emphasizes the need for unity and cooperation among the tribes in fulfilling God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>The division of the land according to God's promise serves as a reminder of His faithfulness and provision for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a></b><br>The task of surveying the land required diligence and accuracy, teaching us about the importance of stewardship in our responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The process of dividing the land was methodical and required patience, reminding us to trust in God's timing and plan for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_israelites_precisely_survey_land.htm">Joshua 18:4 – How likely is it that ancient Israelites had the means and literacy to survey and record the land so precisely? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_48__ephraim_manasseh_tribal_fit.htm">Genesis 48 - How does the inclusion of Ephraim and Manasseh as tribes align with the tribal lists elsewhere in the Bible, and does it create any contradictions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_feasible_to_count_all_males_1+_month.htm">Numbers 3:15 – Is it realistic to gather and count every male from one month old and upward in a nomadic environment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_joshua_4_18_defy_science.htm">Joshua 4:18: Does the river's instantaneous return defy known natural processes, suggesting a contradiction with scientific norms?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Give out from among you.</span> Calvin enlarges much upon the boldness of these twenty-one men in venturing upon the task of the survey, rightly supposing that the difficulty of the task was enhanced by the number who undertook it (see note on Joshua 14:12). And here it is impossible to come to any other conclusion than that the twenty-one commissioners went together, for the object of their selection was to obviate complaints of a kind which, as we have already seen, the Israelites were not slow to make (see <a href="/joshua/17-14.htm">Joshua 17:14-18</a>). But the Israelites had inspired quite sufficient awe into the inhabitants of the land to make such a general survey by no means a difficult task. Nor is it probable that the commissioners were unprovided with an escort. <span class="cmt_word">Three men for each tribe.</span> Literally, for <span class="accented">the</span> tribe. This selection, which was intended to secure an impartial description of the country, would render impossible all future complaints, since the boundaries would be settled according to reports sent in by the representatives of each tribe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/18-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Appoint</span><br /><span class="heb">הָב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3051.htm">Strong's 3051: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, to put, imperatively, come</span><br /><br /><span class="word">three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from each tribe,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַשָּׁ֑בֶט</span> <span class="translit">(laš·šā·ḇeṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will send them out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eš·lā·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to survey</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בָאָ֛רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and map it out,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִכְתְּב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiḵ·tə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inheritance of each.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַֽחֲלָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then they will return</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָבֹ֥אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/18-4.htm">Joshua 18:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">OT History: Joshua 18:4 Appoint for you three men of each (Josh. 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