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Land Division West of the Jordan

Joshua 14:2

In 11 translations

BSB
Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
KJV
By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
WEB
by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
ASV
by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
LSV
their inheritance [is] by lot, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe;
YLT
by lot [is] their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine of the tribes, and the half of the tribe;
DBY
their inheritance was by lot, as Jehovah had commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and the half tribe.
DRC
Dividing all by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes, and the half tribe.
GNV
By the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord had commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue to the nine tribes, and the halfe tribe.
JPS
by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. —
LXXE
They inherited according to their lots, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Joshua to the nine tribes and the half tribe, on the other side of Jordan.

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Original-language editions

WLC
בְּגוֹרַ֖ל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃
LXX-Br
Κατὰ κλήρους ἐκληρονόμησαν, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατο Κύριος ἐν χειρὶ Ἰησοῦ ταῖς ἐννέα φυλαῖς, καὶ τῷ ἡμίσει φυλῆς

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👤 God👤 Moses◆ Dividing the land

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Numbers 33:54And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an…
  • Numbers 34:13So 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 26:55–56Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
  • Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
  • Psalms 16:5–6The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
  • Proverbs 18:18Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
  • Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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