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Judah is to remain in its territory on the south and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall continue in his territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall continue in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They shall divide it into seven parts; [the tribe of] Judah shall remain in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in its territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph’s family in their territory in the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph&#8217s family in their territory in the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will divide the land into seven parts. Judah will stay within its territory in the south, and Joseph's descendants will stay within their territory in the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The land will be divided among them in seven parts; Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and Joseph in its territory in the north. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They'll divide it seven ways. Judah will stay in its territory on the south and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory on the north. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their borders on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have divided it into seven portions—Judah stays by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph stays by their border on the north—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have divided it into seven portions -- Judah doth stay by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph do stay by their border on the north -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they divided it into seven portions: Judah shall stand upon his bound from the south, and the house of Joseph shall stand upon their bound from the north.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Divide to yourselves the land into seven parts: let Juda be in his bounds on the south side, and the house of Joseph on the north. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Divide the land for yourselves into seven parts. Let Judah be its bounds on the southern side, and the house of Joseph to the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />you shall divide it into seven parts. Judah is to retain its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph its territory in the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall divide it into seven portions, Judah continuing in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph in their territory on the north.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall divide the land into seven parts; Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall divide the land into seven divisions and Yehuda shall stand on its border from the south and that of the house of Yoseph will stand on their borders from the north<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they came to him: and he divided to them seven portions, <i>saying</i>, Juda shall stand to them a border southward, and the sons of Joseph shall stand to them northward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/18-5.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=4563" 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">4</span>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="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: wə·hiṯ·ḥal·lə·qū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">and divide</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: lə·šiḇ·‘āh (Prep-l:: Number-ms) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">into seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: ḥă·lā·qîm (N-mp) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">portions.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ya·‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">shall remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇū·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">their territory</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: min·ne·ḡeḇ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">in the south,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇêṯ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">of Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ya·‘am·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">shall remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇū·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">their territory</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">in the north.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.…<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/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13-15</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes. / For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance. / These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12-17</a></span><br />So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-8.htm">Deuteronomy 29:8</a></span><br />We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">Numbers 26:52-56</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. / Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Deuteronomy 1:38</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2</a></span><br />“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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-9.htm">Deuteronomy 12:9-10</a></span><br />For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you. / When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Numbers 33:54</a></span><br />And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-8.htm">Deuteronomy 19:8-9</a></span><br />And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land He promised them, / and if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you today, loving the LORD your God and walking in His ways at all times, then you are to add three more cities to these three.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a></span><br />By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.</p><p class="hdg">Judah shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Joshua 15:1</a></b></br> <i>This</i> then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; <i>even</i> to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward <i>was</i> the uttermost part of the south coast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-1.htm">Joshua 19:1-9</a></b></br> And the second lot came forth to Simeon, <i>even</i> for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah… </p><p class="hdg">the house</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Joshua 16:1-17:18</a></b></br> And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/8-9.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/joshua/17-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/joshua/17-9.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/numbers/15-23.htm">Continuing</a> <a href="/joshua/13-7.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/joshua/14-5.htm">Division</a> <a href="/joshua/17-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/joshua/7-23.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/joshua/17-17.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/17-10.htm">North</a> <a href="/joshua/17-5.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/joshua/17-5.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/joshua/17-10.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/17-10.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/18-20.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/joshua/18-20.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Continuing</a> <a href="/joshua/22-8.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/joshua/22-14.htm">Division</a> <a href="/joshua/20-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/joshua/19-9.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/joshua/20-4.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/18-12.htm">North</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Territory</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 division into seven portions is significant because it reflects the remaining tribes that have not yet received their inheritance. The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, indicating a divinely ordained distribution. This division was to be carried out by surveyors, ensuring fairness and adherence to God's commands. The process underscores the importance of order and obedience in the community of God's people.<p><b>Judah shall remain in their territory in the south,</b><br>Judah's territory had already been established, as seen in earlier chapters. This tribe's location in the south is significant due to its future prominence in Israel's history. Judah would become the leading tribe, producing kings like David and ultimately Jesus Christ, who is referred to as the "Lion of the tribe of Judah" in <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a>. The southern location also provided a strategic position for defense and trade, contributing to Judah's strength and influence.<p><b>and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.</b><br>The house of Joseph refers to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's sons, who received a double portion of inheritance. Their location in the north is crucial as it places them in a fertile and strategically important area. This territory included significant sites such as Shechem and Shiloh, which held religious and historical importance. The division also foreshadows the later split of the united kingdom into Israel (north) and Judah (south), with the northern kingdom often being associated with the house of Joseph. This separation highlights the distinct roles and destinies of these tribes within God's plan for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites after Moses, responsible for leading the people into the Promised Land and overseeing the division of the land among the tribes.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, allotted territory in the southern part of the Promised Land. Known for its future significance as the tribe from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would come.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_joseph.htm">House of Joseph</a></b><br>Refers to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, descendants of Joseph, who were given territory in the northern part of the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, promised by God to Abraham and his descendants, which the Israelites are in the process of possessing and dividing among the tribes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites gathered to set up the Tent of Meeting and where the land division was organized.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment_of_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of Promises</a></b><br>The division of the land is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Believers can trust in God's promises in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_structure_in_god's_plan.htm">Order and Structure in God's Plan</a></b><br>The organized division of the land reflects God's desire for order and structure. This can encourage believers to seek God's guidance in organizing their own lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_diversity_among_god's_people.htm">Unity and Diversity Among God's People</a></b><br>While each tribe received a distinct portion, they were all part of one nation under God. This illustrates the unity and diversity within the body of Christ today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_responsibility.htm">Inheritance and Responsibility</a></b><br>The land was an inheritance, but it also came with the responsibility to steward it well. Believers are called to steward their God-given gifts and resources responsibly.<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/is_everything_a_source_of_joy.htm">Who were the 12 tribes of Israel?</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/why_is_reuben's_birthright_given_to_joseph.htm">In 1 Chronicles 5:1, why is Reuben's birthright transferred to Joseph instead of Judah, given other texts stress Judah's prominence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5-10) <span class= "bld">They shall divide it into seven parts.</span>--The several tribes were not permitted <span class= "ital">to </span>choose their own portions. In <a href="/context/numbers/26-54.htm" title="To many you shall give the more inheritance, and to few you shall give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.">Numbers 26:54-55</a>, we read: "To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance. . . . notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot." These words imply that there must be unequal portions of territory for larger and smaller tribes, but that the particular position of each tribe must be settled by the lot, whereof "the whole disposing is of the Lord." We are not told how this rule was carried out in the case of Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh, who received their inheritance first. Possibly a sufficient extent of territory was surveyed at first to provide three large allotments. The three tribes might then cast lots, first between Judah and Joseph for the northern or southern portions, and then between Ephraim and Manasseh for the two sections of the northern territory. This would carry out the instructions of Numbers 26. But see above (<a href="/joshua/15-1.htm" title="This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.">Joshua 15:1</a>).<p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/18-5.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">and divide</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·ḥal·lə·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2505.htm">Strong's 2505: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to apportion, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the land]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into seven</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשִׁבְעָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šiḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">portions.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲלָקִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·lā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> </span><span class="str2">Portion, tract, territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall remain</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲמֹ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their territory</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבוּלוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇū·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the south</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנֶּ֔גֶב</span> <span class="translit">(min·ne·ḡeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> </span><span class="str2">South country, the Negeb, south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the house</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵ֛ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall remain</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעַמְד֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘am·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their territory</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבוּלָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the north.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצָּפֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/18-5.htm">Joshua 18:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/18-5.htm">OT History: Joshua 18:5 They shall divide it into seven portions (Josh. 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