Joshua 14:2 - Easy To Read Version

² 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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

² Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord commanded Moses, for the nine and one-half tribes.

American Standard Version (1901)

² by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

Common English Bible

² Their legacy was assigned by lot, exactly as the LORD had commanded the nine and a half tribes through Moses.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² 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.

Joshua 14:2 Cross References

Numbers 34:13

So Moses gave this command to the people of Israel, “That is the land that you will get. You will throw lots [382] to divide the land among the nine family groups and half of Manasseh’s family group.

Numbers 33:54

Each of your families will get part of the land. You will throw lots [379] to decide which family gets each part of the country. Large families will get large parts of the land. Small families will get small parts of the land. The lots will show which family gets which part of the land. Each family group will get its part of the land.

Proverbs 16:33

The person who respects the Lord is learning to be wise. A person must be humble before he can truly respect the Lord.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the king will say to those good people on his right, ‘Come. My Father has given you great blessings. Come and get the kingdom God promised you. That kingdom has been prepared for you since the world was made.

Proverbs 18:18

If two powerful people are arguing, throwing lots {\cf2\super [25]} may be the best way to decide the argument.

Acts 1:26

Then the apostles used lots {\cf2\super [16]} to choose one of the two men. The lots showed that Matthias was the one that the Lord wanted. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

Numbers 34:17

“These are the men who will help you divide the land: Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun,

Joshua 18:6

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]

Numbers 26:52

The Lord said to Moses,

Joshua 13:7

Now, divide the land among the nine family groups and half of the family group of Manasseh.”

Joshua 18:10

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.

Ezekiel 45:1

“You will divide the land for the Israelite family groups by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [423]} At that time, you will separate a part of the land. It will be a holy part for the Lord. The land will be 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [424]} long and 20,000 cubits {\cf2\super [425]} wide. All of this land will be holy.