Joshua 18:6 - New International Reader's Version

⁶ Write reports about the features of those seven shares of land. Bring them here to me. Then I’ll cast lots for you in the sight of the Lord our God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ But you will write a report in seven parts and bring the report back here to me. Then I will cast the lot for you here, before the LORD our God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ 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.

Joshua 18:6 Cross References

Psalm 105:11

He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan. It will belong to you.”

Proverbs 16:33

Lots are cast into the lap to make decisions. But everything they decide comes from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

Casting lots will put a stop to arguing. It will keep the strongest enemies apart.

Numbers 33:54

Cast lots when you divide up the land. Do it based on the number of people in each tribe and family. Give a larger share to a larger group. And give a smaller group a smaller share. The share they receive by casting lots will belong to them. Give out the shares based on the number of people in Israel’s tribes.

Numbers 34:13

Moses gave the Israelites a command. He said, “Cast lots when you divide up the land. Each tribe will have its own share. The Lord has ordered it to be given to the nine and a half tribes.

Acts 13:19

And he destroyed seven nations in Canaan. Then he gave the land to his people as their rightful share.

Joshua 14:2

The shares of nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh were decided by casting lots. That’s what the Lord had commanded through Moses.

Joshua 18:10

Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh in the sight of the Lord. There he gave out a share of land to each of the remaining tribes in Israel.

Joshua 18:7

But the Levites don’t get any share of your land. That’s because their share is to serve the Lord as priests. The tribes of Gad and Reuben and half of the tribe of Manasseh have already received their shares. They are on the east side of the Jordan River. Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their shares to them.”

Joshua 18:8

The men started out on their way to map out the land. Joshua directed them, “Go and map out the land. Write a report about its features. Then return to me. I’ll cast lots for you here at Shiloh in the sight of the Lord.”