18:1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. 1 Though they had subdued the land, 2 18:2 seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land. 3 18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long do you intend to put off occupying 4 the land the Lord God of your ancestors 5 has given you? 18:4 Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me. 6 18:5 Divide it into seven regions. 7 Judah will stay 8 in its territory in the south, and the family 9 of Joseph in its territory in the north. 18:6 But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the Lord our God.
1 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”
2 tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”
3 tn Heb “there were left among the sons of Israel who had not divided up their inheritance seven tribes.”
4 tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”
5 tn Or “fathers.”
6 tn Heb “I will send them so they may arise and walk about in the land and describe it in writing according to their inheritance and come to me.”
7 tn Heb “portions.”
8 tn Heb “stand.”
9 tn Heb “the house.”