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href="/bsb/joshua/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There remained among the Israelites seven tribes who had not yet divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There were still seven tribes without any land, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There were still seven tribes in Israel who had not yet received any land as their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There were still seven tribes of the people of Israel who had not yet been assigned their share of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Seven tribes remained among the Israelis for whom their inheritances had not yet been allocated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there are seven tribes left among the sons of Israel who have not shared their inheritance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there are left among the sons of Israel who have not shared their inheritance, seven tribes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And there will remain among the sons of Israel to whom they distributed not their inheritance, seven tribes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But there remained seven tribes of the children of Israel, which as yet had not received their possessions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But there remained seven tribes of the sons of Israel which had not yet received their possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There remained seven tribes among the Israelites that had not yet received their heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There remained among the Israelites seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And there were seven tribes of the children of Israel left that had not divided their inheritance<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel remained, <i>even</i> those who <i>had</i> not received their inheritance, seven tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/18-2.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=4536" 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">1</span>Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: way·yiw·wā·ṯə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">there were still</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.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šə·ḇā·ṭîm (N-mp) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: biḇ·nê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">had not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: ḥā·lə·qū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">yet received</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/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.">their inheritance.</a> </span><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?…<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/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="/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/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1-5</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. / For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1-7</a></span><br />Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. / This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, / from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; ...<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="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-3</a></span><br />Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:<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="/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 there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Apportioned</a> <a href="/joshua/18-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Distributed</a> <a href="/joshua/14-5.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/joshua/17-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/17-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/18-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/11-22.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/joshua/17-6.htm">Received</a> <a href="/joshua/6-15.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Shared</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Apportioned</a> <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/18-10.htm">Distributed</a> <a href="/joshua/18-5.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/18-4.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Received</a> <a href="/joshua/18-5.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/job/31-17.htm">Shared</a> <a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Tribes</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>there were still seven tribes of Israel</b><br>The context of this passage is the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel. At this point in the narrative, the Israelites have entered Canaan under Joshua's leadership. The seven tribes mentioned here are Benjamin, Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan. This situation highlights a period of transition and incomplete conquest, as the tribes had not yet fully taken possession of their allotted territories. The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, which may underscore the importance of completing the task of settling the land.<p><b>who had not yet received their inheritance</b><br>The term "inheritance" refers to the land that God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This promise is a central theme in the Old Testament, beginning with God's covenant with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>. The delay in receiving their inheritance may reflect a lack of initiative or faith among the tribes, as well as the challenges of displacing the existing Canaanite inhabitants. This situation also serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, despite human shortcomings. The concept of inheritance is further developed in the New Testament, where believers are described as heirs with Christ (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>), pointing to a spiritual inheritance that transcends earthly possessions.<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 the distribution of the land among the tribes.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/seven_tribes_of_israel.htm">Seven Tribes of Israel</a></b><br>These are the tribes that had not yet received their inheritance in the Promised Land. They represent the remaining tribes that needed to settle in their allotted territories.<br><br>3. <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 distribution process was organized.<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, which the Israelites were in the process of possessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The portion of land that each tribe was to receive as their permanent possession, as promised by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment</a></b><br>The delay in receiving the inheritance does not negate God's promise. His timing and methods are perfect, and His promises are sure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_participation_in_god's_promises.htm">Active Participation in God's Promises</a></b><br>The tribes needed to take action to receive their inheritance. Similarly, believers are called to actively participate in God's promises through faith and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_cooperation.htm">Unity and Cooperation</a></b><br>The distribution of the land required cooperation among the tribes. In the body of Christ, unity and cooperation are essential for fulfilling God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as the tribes awaited their physical inheritance, believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ that requires faith and perseverance to fully realize.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_and_trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Patience and Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The waiting period for the tribes teaches us to trust in God's timing and to remain patient as we await the fulfillment of His promises in 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/why_didn't_tribes_fully_possess_land.htm">If the land division was divinely ordained, why do other biblical accounts (e.g., Judges 1) describe tribes failing to fully possess these assigned territories?</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/how_do_danites'_move_align_with_history.htm">In Judges 18:2, how can the Danites' sudden relocation from the south to the distant north be reconciled with known settlement patterns or historical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_levites_live_without_farmland.htm">If the Levites had no land inheritance (Joshua 21:2), how could they sustainably live in the granted cities without farmland?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">And there remained . . . seven tribes, which had not yet received . . . inheritance.</span>--This statement is well worthy of notice, as illustrating the character of the Israelites in a manner which is thoroughly true to nature. The conquest of the Canaanitish armies being completed, the two leading divisions of the host of Israel took possession of their shares of the conquered territory. The house of Judah and the house of Joseph were satisfied. This done, the weaker tribes were left to take care of themselves. They did not venture to select their own portions; the others did not come forward to offer them anything. Thus there remained, for a time, seven tribes which had not received their inheritance.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/18-2.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">there were still</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiw·wā·ṯə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעָ֖ה</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">tribes</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבָטִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<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">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet received</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלְק֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lə·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - 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">their inheritance.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">OT History: Joshua 18:2 Seven tribes remained among the children (Josh. 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