Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance. New Living Translation But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land. English Standard Version There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. Berean Standard Bible there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance. King James Bible And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. New King James Version But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance. New American Standard Bible But there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance. NASB 1995 There remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance. NASB 1977 And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance. Legacy Standard Bible And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance. Amplified Bible There remained among the Israelites seven tribes who had not yet divided their inheritance. Christian Standard Bible but seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance. Holman Christian Standard Bible Seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance. American Standard Version And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance. Contemporary English Version There were still seven tribes without any land, English Revised Version And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance. GOD'S WORD® Translation There were still seven tribes in Israel who had not yet received any land as their inheritance. Good News Translation There were still seven tribes of the people of Israel who had not yet been assigned their share of the land. International Standard Version Seven tribes remained among the Israelis for whom their inheritances had not yet been allocated. Majority Standard Bible there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance. NET Bible seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land. New Heart English Bible Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance. Webster's Bible Translation And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. World English Bible Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd there are seven tribes left among the sons of Israel who have not shared their inheritance, Young's Literal Translation And there are left among the sons of Israel who have not shared their inheritance, seven tribes, Smith's Literal Translation And there will remain among the sons of Israel to whom they distributed not their inheritance, seven tribes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut there remained seven tribes of the children of Israel, which as yet had not received their possessions. Catholic Public Domain Version But there remained seven tribes of the sons of Israel which had not yet received their possessions. New American Bible There remained seven tribes among the Israelites that had not yet received their heritage. New Revised Standard Version There remained among the Israelites seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And there were seven tribes of the children of Israel left that had not divided their inheritance OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the sons of Israel remained, even those who had not received their inheritance, seven tribes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Remainder Divided1Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them, 2there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance. 3So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?… Cross References Numbers 34:16-29 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. / Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land. ... 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. ... 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 3:28 But commission Joshua, encourage him, and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.” Deuteronomy 31:7-8 Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” Joshua 14:1-5 Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. / For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. ... Joshua 13:1-7 Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. / This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, / from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; ... 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 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: Judges 2:6 After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. 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, Hebrews 11:30-31 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. 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. Treasury of Scripture And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. Jump to Previous Apportioned Children Distributed Divided Heritage Inheritance Israel Israelite Received Seven Shared TribesJump to Next Apportioned Children Distributed Divided Heritage Inheritance Israel Israelite Received Seven Shared TribesJoshua 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 But there were still This phrase indicates a continuation of a previous narrative, suggesting a pause or delay in the process of distributing the land. The Hebrew word for "still" (עוֹד, 'od) implies persistence or remaining. Historically, this reflects a period of transition and incomplete fulfillment of God's promises to Israel. It serves as a reminder of the ongoing journey of faith and obedience required to fully realize God's plans. seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance Hebrew there were stillוַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙ (way·yiw·wā·ṯə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve seven שִׁבְעָ֖ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number tribes שְׁבָטִֽים׃ (šə·ḇā·ṭîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no yet received חָלְק֖וּ (ḥā·lə·qū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate their inheritance. נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם (na·ḥă·lā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion Links Joshua 18:2 NIVJoshua 18:2 NLT Joshua 18:2 ESV Joshua 18:2 NASB Joshua 18:2 KJV Joshua 18:2 BibleApps.com Joshua 18:2 Biblia Paralela Joshua 18:2 Chinese Bible Joshua 18:2 French Bible Joshua 18:2 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 18:2 Seven tribes remained among the children (Josh. 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