Joshua 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north.”
Joshua 18:5 — World English Bible
Joshua 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north. ”
Joshua 18:5 — American Standard Version
Joshua 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they have divided it into seven portions--Judah doth stay by its border on the south, and the house of Joseph do stay by their border on the north--”
Joshua 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their border on the north; ”
Joshua 18:5 — Darby Translation
Joshua 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And that they may deuide it vnto them into seuen parts, (Iudah shall abide in his coast at the South, and the house of Ioseph shall stand in their coastes at the North)”
Joshua 18:5 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 18:5 in Context — Joshua 18
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.
7 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.
What Does Joshua 18:5 Mean?
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