Joshua 14:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version dividing all by lot, just as the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes and to the one half tribe. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord commanded Moses, for the nine and one-half tribes. American Standard Version (1901) by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. Common English Bible Their legacy was assigned by lot, exactly as the LORD had commanded the nine and a half tribes through Moses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Dividing all by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes, and the half tribe. English Standard Version 2016 Their inheritance was by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. |
Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.
"And when you will begin to divide the land by lot, separate as first-fruits for the Lord a sanctified portion of the land, in length twenty-five thousand and in width ten thousand. It will be holy within all its borders all around.
which you shall divide among you by lot. To the greater number you shall give more, and to the lesser number, less. To each one, just as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be distributed. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and families.
And Moses instructed the sons of Israel, saying: "This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord has ordered to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.
"These are the names of the men, who shall divide the land for you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun,
Then the King shall say to those who will be on his right: 'Come, you blessed of my Father. Possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
And they cast lots concerning them, and the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
And now, divide the land as a possession to the nine tribes, and to the one half tribe of Manasseh."
And he cast lots before the Lord, at Shiloh, and he divided the land to the sons of Israel, in seven parts.
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.