Verse 9

Joshua 18:9

World English Bible, British Edition

9 The men went and passed through the land, and surveyed it by cities into seven portions in a book. They came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּלְכ֤וּ הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁים֙ וַ/יַּעַבְר֣וּ בָ/אָ֔רֶץ וַ/יִּכְתְּב֧וּ/הָ לֶֽ/עָרִ֛ים לְ/שִׁבְעָ֥ה חֲלָקִ֖ים עַל סֵ֑פֶר וַ/יָּבֹ֧אוּ אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶל הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה שִׁלֹֽה
English Translation
And the men went and passed through the land and wrote on a scroll for the cities seven portions, and they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
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Chapter 18 Context
1 The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up... Focus ↗
2 Seven tribes remained amongst the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance. Focus ↗
3 Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, whic... Focus ↗
4 Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk throu... Focus ↗
5 They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the hous... Focus ↗
6 You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lo... Focus ↗
7 However, the Levites have no portion amongst you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritanc... Focus ↗
8 The men arose and went. Joshua commanded those who went to survey the land, saying, “Go walk through... Focus ↗
9 The men went and passed through the land, and surveyed it by cities into seven portions in a book. T...
10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD. There Joshua divided the land to the children o... Focus ↗
11 The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of... Focus ↗
12 Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on... Focus ↗
13 The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The b... Focus ↗
14 The border extended, and turned around on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies be... Focus ↗
15 The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and we... Focus ↗
16 The border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of... Focus ↗
17 It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascen... Focus ↗
18 It passed along to the side opposite the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah. Focus ↗
19 The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay... Focus ↗
20 The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin,... Focus ↗
21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Be... Focus ↗
22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, Focus ↗
23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, Focus ↗
24 Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages. Focus ↗
25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Focus ↗
26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, Focus ↗
27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Focus ↗
28 Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their... Focus ↗