Joshua 18:6 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁶ And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ The land in the midst between these mark ye out into seven parts. And you shall come hither to me, that I may cast lots for you before the Lord your God.

Joshua 18:6 Cross References

Psalm 105:11

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.”

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

The lot puts an end to disputes and decides between powerful contenders.

Numbers 33:54

You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

Numbers 34:13

Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe;

Acts 13:19

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years.

Joshua 14:2

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

Joshua 18:10

and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion.

Joshua 18:7

The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their heritage; and Gad and Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”

Joshua 18:8

So the men started on their way; and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying, “Go up and down and write a description of the land, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.”