Joshua 18:10 - Easy To Read Version Joshua threw lots [66] for them in front of the Lord at Shiloh. In this way, Joshua divided the land and gave each family group its part of the land. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there [he] divided the land to the Israelites, to each [tribe] his portion. American Standard Version (1901) And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. Common English Bible Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD. There Joshua divided up the shares of the land for the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version And he cast lots before the Lord, at Shiloh, and he divided the land to the sons of Israel, in seven parts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he cast lots before the Lord in Silo, and divided the land to the children of Israel into seven parts. |
Men were chosen from each family. They were chosen by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [261]} Some of the men were chosen to be in charge of the Holy Place. {\cf2\super [262]} And other men were chosen to serve as priests. All of these men were from the families of Eleazar and Ithamar.
Now the leaders of the people of Israel moved into the city of Jerusalem. The other people of Israel had to decide who else would move into the city. So they threw lots, {\cf2\super [68]} and one out of every ten people had to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The other nine people could live in their own home towns.
God chose our land for us.\par He chose that wonderful land for Jacob,\par the man he loved.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [286]})\i0 \par
God, you heard what I promised to give you.\par But everything your worshipers have comes from you.\par
If two powerful people are arguing, throwing lots {\cf2\super [25]} may be the best way to decide the argument.
“You people of Judah, go now to the town of Shiloh. Go to the place where I first made a house for my name. The people of Israel also did evil things. Go and see what I did to that place because of the evil things they did. {\cf2\super [59]}
You will divide it as a property for yourselves and for the foreigners who live among you and who have had children among you. These foreigners will be residents—they will be like natural born Israelites. You will divide some land for them among the family groups of Israel.
And that is the land that you will divide among the family groups of Israel. That is what each group will get.” The Lord my Master said these things!
So we will not be able\par to measure the land\par and divide it among the Lord’s people.’”\par
The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross. Then the soldiers gambled with dice to decide who would get Jesus’ clothes.
You gave the Son power over all people so that the Son could give eternal life to all those people you have given to him.
God destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan. He gave their land to his people.
You will show the people the Truth. The people will turn away from darkness (sin) to the light (good). They will turn away from the power of Satan, and they will turn to God. Then their sins can be forgiven. They can have a share with those people who have been made holy {\cf2\super [494]} by believing in me.’”
and give thanks to the Father. He has made you able to have the things he prepared for you. He has prepared these things for all his people who live in the light (good).
The Lord had commanded Moses long ago the way he wanted the people to choose their land. The people of the nine and a half family groups threw lots [54] to decide which land they would get.
The Lord had told Moses how to divide the land among the family groups of Israel. The people of Israel divided the land the way the Lord had commanded.
The family group of Benjamin was given the land that was between the areas of Judah and Joseph. Each family in the family group of Benjamin got their land. This is the land that was chosen for Benjamin:
But you should describe the land and divide it into seven parts. Bring the map to me, and we will let the Lord our God decide which family group will get which land. [64]
So the men that were chosen went to look at the land and write a description of it. Joshua told them, “Go all through the land and write a description of it. Then come back to me at Shiloh. Then I will throw lots [65] and let the Lord divide the land for you.”
So the men went into the land. The men went all through the land and wrote a description of it for Joshua. They listed all the cities and divided the land into seven parts. Then they went back to Joshua at Shiloh.
So all of these lands were given to the different family groups of Israel. Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of each family group met together at Shiloh to divide the land. They met before the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. [70] So they finished dividing the land.
Remember that I told you your people could have that land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. I promised to give you that land, but you don’t control it yet.