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And I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall therefore survey the land in seven parts and bring <i>the survey</i> here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall write <i>a description of</i> the land in seven divisions, and bring <i>the description</i> here to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring <i>the description</i> here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So you shall write <i>a description of</i> the land in seven divisions and bring <i>the description</i> here to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring <i>the description</i> here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have written a description of 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have written a description of 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me: and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You must describe the seven parts of the land and report to me here. I will draw lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Write down a description of these seven divisions and bring it to me. Then I will draw lots to consult the LORD our God for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Lay out the land in seven divisions, then bring your report here to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the LORD our God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall therefore describe the land in seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you describe the land [in] seven portions, and have brought [it] to me here, and I have cast a lot for you here before our God YHWH;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye describe the land in seven portions, and have brought it in unto me hither, and I have cast for you a lot here before Jehovah our God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall write the land seven portions and bring to me hither, and I will cast the lot for you here before Jehovah our God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The land in the midst between these mark ye out into seven parts; and you shall come hither to me, that I may cast lots for you before the Lord your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The land that is in the middle, between these, write it down in seven parts. And you shall come to me, so that I may cast lots for you about this, before the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall bring to me here the description of the land in seven sections. I will then cast lots for you here before the LORD, our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall therefore map out the land into seven parts, and then bring the map here, and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall map the land into seven divisions and bring it to me here and I shall show you the portion that is chosen before LORD JEHOVAH our God<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And do ye divide the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, and I will give you a lot before the Lord our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/18-6.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=4575" 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">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. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">When you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: tiḵ·tə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">have mapped out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">the 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/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of land</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">it to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2008.htm" title="2008: hên·nāh (Adv) -- Hither. From hen; hither or thither."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: wə·yā·rî·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">I will cast</a> <a href="/hebrew/1486.htm" title="1486: gō·w·rāl (N-ms) -- Or goral; from an unused root meaning to be rough; properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot; figuratively, a portion or destiny.">lots</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: pōh (Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence.">here</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”…<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/34-2.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="/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="/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="/deuteronomy/3-28.htm">Deuteronomy 3:28</a></span><br />But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a></span><br />Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1-2</a></span><br />Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-51.htm">Joshua 19:51</a></span><br />These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6</a></span><br />After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-20.htm">1 Samuel 10:20-21</a></span><br />Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. / Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</a></span><br />Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-2.htm">1 Chronicles 23:2</a></span><br />Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Nehemiah 9:22-25</a></span><br />You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. / You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. / So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Psalm 16:5-6</a></span><br />The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. / The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-23</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. / This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.</p><p class="hdg">that I may cast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Joshua 18:8,10</a></b></br> And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Joshua 14:2</a></b></br> By lot <i>was</i> their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and <i>for</i> the half tribe.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbers 26:54,55</a></b></br> To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/13-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Describe</a> <a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Description</a> <a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/joshua/3-9.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-8.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/joshua/18-5.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/joshua/18-5.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/joshua/11-6.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Record</a> <a href="/joshua/18-5.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Survey</a> <a href="/joshua/10-13.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Describe</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Description</a> <a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/judges/14-15.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Record</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/joshua/18-8.htm">Survey</a> <a href="/joshua/23-6.htm">Written</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 act of mapping out the land indicates a systematic and organized approach to dividing the territory, reflecting the importance of order and fairness in the distribution. This process underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, suggesting that this division was divinely ordained and complete.<p><b>and brought it to me</b><br>Joshua, as the leader of Israel, was responsible for overseeing the distribution of the land. Bringing the mapped portions to him signifies the submission of the tribes to his leadership and the central role he played in ensuring that God's commands were followed. This act of bringing the maps to Joshua also highlights the importance of accountability and transparency in leadership.<p><b>I will cast lots for you</b><br>Casting lots was a common biblical practice used to discern God's will in decision-making (<a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Proverbs 16:33</a>). It was seen as a way to allow God to guide the outcome, ensuring that the division of the land was according to His divine plan. This method was used to maintain impartiality and fairness, preventing human bias from influencing the distribution.<p><b>here in the presence of the LORD our God</b><br>The presence of the LORD signifies the sacredness of the process. Conducting the lot casting in God's presence emphasizes the spiritual significance of the land distribution and the acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over the land and the people. It also serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God is actively involved in the affairs of His people. This setting underscores the belief that the land is a divine gift, and its allocation is a matter of spiritual importance.<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, tasked with distributing the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are entering and settling in the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <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, now being divided among the tribes of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/casting_lots.htm">Casting Lots</a></b><br>A method used in ancient Israel to discern God's will, often involving stones or other objects, to make decisions or distribute land.<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 place of worship and decision-making.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_decision-making.htm">God's Sovereignty in Decision-Making</a></b><br>The use of lots demonstrates that God is in control of the outcomes, and we can trust Him in our decision-making processes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites were instructed to survey the land and bring the description to Joshua, emphasizing the importance of following God's instructions precisely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_cooperation.htm">Unity and Cooperation</a></b><br>The division of the land required cooperation among the tribes, teaching us the value of working together in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>The Israelites had to trust that God would provide for each tribe according to His will, reminding us to have faith in God's provision for our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Joshua's leadership in this process highlights the importance of godly leadership in guiding and directing God's people.<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_poker_considered_sinful.htm">Is poker considered sinful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_casting_lots_reliable_for_choosing_apostles.htm">(Acts 1:21–26) How reliable is the process of selecting a new apostle by casting lots, and why isn’t it used elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_lotteries.htm">What is the Bible's stance on playing the lottery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_casting_lots_conflict_with_divine_guidance.htm">Joshua 18:10 - Does relying on casting lots for land distribution conflict with claims of divine guidance in other parts of the Bible?</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 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">ye shall write the land, seven parts.</span> Similarly in ver. 8. That is to say, a written report was to be brought up in seven parts, a fair and equal division of the land having previously been agreed upon among the commissioners. This report having been accepted, division was afterwards made (ver. 10) by lot. Bishop Horsley and Houbigant here, as elsewhere, would rearrange the chapter, supposing it to have been accidentally transposed. But there seems no ground for the supposition. The repetition, with its additional particulars at each repetition, is quite in the style of the author (see ch. 2 and notes). <span class="cmt_word">That I may cast lots.</span> Or, <span class="accented">and I will</span> cast a lot. The somewhat unusual word <span class="hebrew">ירה</span> to <span class="accented">throw</span>, is used here. The more usual word is <span class="hebrew">הפּיל</span> <span class="accented">caused to fall</span>, though other expressions are also used. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/18-6.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">When you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתֶּ֞ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have mapped out</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּכְתְּב֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiḵ·tə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second 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">the seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">חֲלָקִ֔ים</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">of land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second 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">it to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</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 /><br /><span class="word">I will cast</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרִ֨יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·rî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lots</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹרָל֙</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·rāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1486.htm">Strong's 1486: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- a lot (for casting)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you here</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(pōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6311.htm">Strong's 6311: </a> </span><span class="str2">This place, here</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the presence</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/18-6.htm">Joshua 18:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/18-6.htm">OT History: Joshua 18:6 You shall survey the land into seven (Josh. 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