Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north. New Living Translation Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north. English Standard Version They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall continue in his territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall continue in their territory on the north. Berean Standard Bible and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north. King James Bible And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. New King James Version And they shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north. New American Standard Bible And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north. NASB 1995 “They shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north. NASB 1977 “And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north. Legacy Standard Bible And they shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stay in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall stay in their territory on the north. Amplified Bible They shall divide it into seven parts; [the tribe of] Judah shall remain in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in its territory on the north. Christian Standard Bible Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph’s family in their territory in the north. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph’s family in their territory in the north. American Standard Version And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they shall divide the land into seven divisions and Yehuda shall stand on its border from the south and that of the house of Yoseph will stand on their borders from the north Brenton Septuagint Translation And they came to him: and he divided to them seven portions, saying, Juda shall stand to them a border southward, and the sons of Joseph shall stand to them northward. Douay-Rheims Bible Divide to yourselves the land into seven parts: let Juda be in his bounds on the south side, and the house of Joseph on the north. English Revised Version And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will divide the land into seven parts. Judah will stay within its territory in the south, and Joseph's descendants will stay within their territory in the north. Good News Translation The land will be divided among them in seven parts; Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and Joseph in its territory in the north. International Standard Version They'll divide it seven ways. Judah will stay in its territory on the south and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory on the north. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north. Literal Standard Version and they have divided it into seven portions—Judah stays by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph stays by their border on the north— Majority Standard Bible and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north. New American Bible you shall divide it into seven parts. Judah is to retain its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph its territory in the north. NET Bible Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north. New Revised Standard Version They shall divide it into seven portions, Judah continuing in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph in their territory on the north. New Heart English Bible They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their borders on the north. World English Bible They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north. Young's Literal Translation and they have divided it into seven portions -- Judah doth stay by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph do stay by their border on the north -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Remainder Divided…4Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me 5and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north. 6When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.… Cross References Joshua 15:1 Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary: Joshua 18:4 Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me Treasury of Scripture And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. Judah shall Joshua 15:1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. Joshua 19:1-9 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah… the house Joshua 16:1-17:18 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, … Jump to Previous Abide Border Borders Coast Coasts Continuing Divide Divided Division House Inside Joseph Judah Live North Parts Portions Seven South TerritoryJump to Next Abide Border Borders Coast Coasts Continuing Divide Divided Division House Inside Joseph Judah Live North Parts Portions Seven South TerritoryJoshua 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 (5-10) They shall divide it into seven parts.--The several tribes were not permitted to choose their own portions. In Numbers 26:54-55, we read: "To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance. . . . notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot." These words imply that there must be unequal portions of territory for larger and smaller tribes, but that the particular position of each tribe must be settled by the lot, whereof "the whole disposing is of the Lord." We are not told how this rule was carried out in the case of Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh, who received their inheritance first. Possibly a sufficient extent of territory was surveyed at first to provide three large allotments. The three tribes might then cast lots, first between Judah and Joseph for the northern or southern portions, and then between Ephraim and Manasseh for the two sections of the northern territory. This would carry out the instructions of Numbers 26. But see above (Joshua 15:1).
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