Joshua 18:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ As the men prepared to go, Joshua commanded them  to write down a description of the land, saying, ‘Go and survey the land, write a description of it, and return to me. I will then cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the Lord.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ So the men arose and went, and Joshua charged them saying, Go and walk through the land and describe it and come again to me, and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And the men arose, and went: 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; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah in Shiloh.

Common English Bible

⁸ When the men had prepared to go, Joshua gave orders to those going to write a description of the land. “Go and travel around the land, write about it, and return to me. I will cast the lot for you before the LORD here in Shiloh.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And when the men had risen up, so that they might go out to describe the land, Joshua instructed them, saying, "Circle through the land, and describe it, and return to me, so that I may cast lots for you about this, before the Lord, in Shiloh."

Joshua 18:8 Cross References

Genesis 13:17

Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.’

Isaiah 34:17

He has cast the lot for them; his hand allotted their portion with a measuring line. They will possess it for ever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us pursue what promotes peace  and what builds up one another.

Joshua 13:7

Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.’

Joshua 15:1

Now the land allotted for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans  was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom.

Joshua 18:1

The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh  and set up the tent of meeting there. The land had been subdued before them,

Joshua 18:10

Joshua cast lots for them at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.

Joshua 18:6

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.

Joshua 18:9

So the men left, went through the land, and described it by towns in a document of seven sections. They returned to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

1 Samuel 14:41

So Saul said to the Lord, ‘God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant today? If the unrighteousness is in me or in my son Jonathan, Lord God of Israel, give Urim; but if the fault is in your people Israel, give Thummim.’  , Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.