Joshua 14:2 “Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes,…”

Joshua 14:2

Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

World English Bible

by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

American Standard Version

by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

their inheritance was by lot, as Jehovah had commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and the half tribe.

Young's Literal Translation

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;

Bible in Basic English

Their heritage by the Lord's decision, as he gave orders by Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

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Cross references

“lot”

Numbers 33:54 Numbers 34:13 Proverbs 16:33 Proverbs 18:18 Matthew 25:34 Numbers 26:55

Numbers 33:54 · BSB

And 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 inh…

Numbers 34:13 · BSB

So 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.

Proverbs 16:33 · BSB

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:18 · BSB

Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.

Matthew 25:34 · BSB

Then 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.

Numbers 26:55 · BSB

Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.

3For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.

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