Joshua 18:8

And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
arose	וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ vai.ya.Ku.mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
away	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ ye.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · proper noun, a man's name
charged	וַיְצַ֣ו vay.Tzav	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
went	וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ vai.ye.Le.khu	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
describe	לִכְתֹּ֨ב likh.To	H3789	to grave · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
land	הָאָ֜רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
walk	הַהֹלְכִים֩ ha.ho.le.Khim	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
land	בָאָ֜רֶץ va.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
describe	וְכִתְב֤וּ ve.khit.Vu	H3789	to grave · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
again	וְשׁ֣וּבוּ ve.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
cast	אַשְׁלִ֨יךְ 'ash.Likh	H7993	to throw out · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular
lots	גּוֹרָ֛ל go.Ral	H1486	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Shiloh	בְּשִׁלֹֽה be.shi.Loh	H7887	Shiloh · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Joshua 18:10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their di…
Acts 1:24-26 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Romans 14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Genesis 13:17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Joshua 7:16-18 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
Joshua 13:7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
Joshua 14:1-2 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nu…
Joshua 15:1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward wa…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:2-10

Here, I. Joshua reproves those tribes which were yet unsettled that they did not bestir themselves to gain a settlement in the land which God had given them. Seven tribes were yet unprovided for, though sure of an inheritance, yet uncertain where it should be, and it seems in no great care about it, Jos 18:2. And with them Joshua reasons (Jos 18:3): How long are you slack? 1. They were too well pleased with their present condition, liked well enough to live in a body together, the more the merrier, and, like the Babel-builders, had no mind to be scattered abroad and break good company. The spoil of the cities they had taken served them to live plentifully upon for the present, and they banis…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:4

Give out from among you three men for each tribe--Though the lot determined the part of the country where each tribe was to be located, it could not determine the extent of territory which might be required; and the dissatisfaction of the children of Joseph with the alleged smallness of their possession gave reason to fear that complaints might arise from other quarters, unless precautions were taken to make a proper distribution of the land. For this purpose a commission was given to twenty-one persons--three chosen from each of the seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance, to make an accurate survey of the country.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:7

The priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance - We have already seen that the priests and Levites had the sacrifices, oblations tithes, first-fruits, redemption-money of the firstborn, etc., for their inheritance; they had no landed possessions in Israel; the Lord was their portion.

John Gill on Joshua 18:8

And the men arose, and went away,.... The seven tribes took the advice of Joshua, chose three men out of each tribe, and presented them to him, who gave them their commission and instruction to go and describe the land of Canaan, not yet disposed of, and whether subdued, or not subdued; upon which they prepared for their journey, and took it, after he had given them the following charge: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land; before they departed from him: saying, go and walk through the land; and take particular notice, and an exact survey of it, both of the quality and the quantity of it: and describe it; its cities and towns, hills and dales, the goodness and badness o…

Dictionary and topics

Shiloh — Generally understood as denoting the Messiah, “the peaceful one,” as the word signifies (Gen. 49:10). The Vulgate Version translates the word, “he who is to be sent,” in allusion to the Messiah; the…
Sciences · Surveying — Surveying
Shiloh · .Tabernacle lo — .Tabernacle lo

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 18:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:2-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:4

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:7

John Gill on Joshua 18:8

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 18:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:2-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:4

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:7

John Gill on Joshua 18:8

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 18:1-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 18:2-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 18:7

Rashi on Joshua 18:6