Joshua 18:1-6

The Tribes Meet at Shiloh

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.

[18:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

[18:1]  ² tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”

[18:2]  ³ tn Heb “there were left among the sons of Israel who had not divided up their inheritance seven tribes.”

[18:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”

[18:3]  ⁵ tn Or “fathers.”

[18:4]  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.”

[18:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “portions.”

[18:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “stand.”

[18:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “the house.”