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Divide it into seven regions.[a] Judah will stay[b] in its territory in the south, and the family[c] of Joseph in its territory in the north. 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. But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord.[d] Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land[e] east of the Jordan, which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 18:5 tn Heb “portions.”
  2. Joshua 18:5 tn Heb “stand.”
  3. Joshua 18:5 tn Heb “the house.”
  4. Joshua 18:7 tn Or “the priesthood of the Lord.”
  5. Joshua 18:7 tn Or “inheritance.”

You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south(A) and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north.(B) After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots(C) for you in the presence of the Lord our God. The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance.(D) And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them.(E)

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