Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions. New Living Translation And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the LORD to determine which tribe should have each section. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. New American Standard Bible Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land for the sons of Israel according to their divisions. NASB 1995 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions. NASB 1977 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions. Legacy Standard Bible And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions. Amplified Bible Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel, [to each tribe] according to their portions. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Joshua found out from the LORD how to divide the land, and he told the tribes what the LORD had decided. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Joshua drew lots for them in the presence of the LORD in Shiloh. There Joshua divided the land among the tribes of Israel. Good News Translation Joshua drew lots to consult the LORD for them, and assigned each of the remaining tribes of Israel a certain part of the land. International Standard Version Joshua threw lots in Shiloh in the LORD's presence and divided the land accordingly among the Israelis according to their divisions. Majority Standard Bible And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions. NET Bible Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions. New Heart English Bible Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. Webster's Bible Translation And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. World English Bible Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Joshua casts a lot for them in Shiloh before YHWH, and there Joshua apportions the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions. Young's Literal Translation And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions. Smith's Literal Translation And Joshua will cast the lot to them in Shiloh before Jehovah: and Joshua will there divide the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he cast lots before the Lord in Silo, and divided the land to the children of Israel into seven parts. 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. New American Bible Joshua then cast lots for them before the LORD in Shiloh, and divided up the land for the Israelites into their separate shares. New Revised Standard Version and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the Israelites, to each a portion. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD; and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel into districts. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he cast lots for them in Shiloh before LORD JEHOVAH, and Yeshua divided there the land into divisions for the children of Israel OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joshua cast the lot for them in Selo before the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Remainder Divided…9So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. 10And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions. Cross References Numbers 34:13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes. Numbers 26:52-56 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. / Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. ... Joshua 14:2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Joshua 19:51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land. Joshua 13:7 Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” Joshua 21:1-3 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance: Deuteronomy 1:38 Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land. Deuteronomy 12:5-7 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. Ezekiel 47:13-14 This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. Ezekiel 48:29 This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD. Acts 13:19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. Hebrews 4:8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. Acts 7:45 And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, Romans 4:13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. Hebrews 11:9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. Treasury of Scripture And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. cast lots Joshua 18:6,8 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… Proverbs 18:18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. Ezekiel 47:22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. before the Lord Psalm 16:5,6 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot… Psalm 47:4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. Psalm 61:5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. Jump to Previous Apportioned Cast Casteth Children Decision Distributed Distribution Divided Divisions Israel Israelites Joshua Lots Portion Presence Shiloh TribalJump to Next Apportioned Cast Casteth Children Decision Distributed Distribution Divided Divisions Israel Israelites Joshua Lots Portion Presence Shiloh TribalJoshua 18 1. The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh2. The remainder of the land is described, and divided into seven parts 10. Joshua distributes it by lot 11. The lot and border of Benjamin 21. Their cities And Joshua cast lots The act of casting lots was a common biblical practice used to discern God's will in decision-making. The Hebrew word for "lots" is "goral," which implies a small stone or object used in the process. This method underscores the belief in divine sovereignty, as the outcome was seen as God's choice rather than mere chance. In this context, it reflects Joshua's reliance on God's guidance to fairly distribute the land among the tribes of Israel. for them in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites cast וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩ (way·yaš·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away lots גּוֹרָ֛ל (gō·w·rāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting) for them לָהֶ֨ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew in the presence לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel at Shiloh, בְּשִׁלֹ֖ה (bə·ši·lōh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7887: Shiloh -- a city in Ephraim where שָׁ֨ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither he יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites distributed וַיְחַלֶּק־ (way·ḥal·leq-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate the land הָאָ֛רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land to the Israelites לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son according to their divisions. כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ (kə·maḥ·lə·qō·ṯām) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4256: Division, course Links Joshua 18:10 NIVJoshua 18:10 NLT Joshua 18:10 ESV Joshua 18:10 NASB Joshua 18:10 KJV Joshua 18:10 BibleApps.com Joshua 18:10 Biblia Paralela Joshua 18:10 Chinese Bible Joshua 18:10 French Bible Joshua 18:10 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 18:10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh (Josh. 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