Joshua 18:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.”

Joshua 18:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 18:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 18:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; then they shall come to me.”

Joshua 18:4 — World English Bible

Joshua 18:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me. ”

Joshua 18:4 — American Standard Version

Joshua 18:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Give for you three men for a tribe, and I send them, and they rise and go up and down through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and come in unto me,”

Joshua 18:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 18:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Provide you three men for a tribe; that I may send them, and they shall rise and go through the land, and describe it according to the proportion of their inheritance, and they shall come to me. ”

Joshua 18:4 — Darby Translation

Joshua 18:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Giue from among you for euery tribe three men, that I may sende them, and that they may rise, and walke through the land, and distribute it according to their inheritance, and returne to me.”

Joshua 18:4 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 18:4 in Context — Joshua 18

2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?

4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.

5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.

6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

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What Does Joshua 18:4 Mean?

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