Joshua - 18:10



10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

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Explanation and meaning of Joshua 18:10.

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And he cast lots before the Lord in Silo, and divided the land to the children of Israel into seven parts.
And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions.
And Joshua made the distribution for them in Shiloh by the decision of the Lord, marking out the land for the children of Israel by their divisions.
And he cast lots before the Lord, at Shiloh, and he divided the land to the sons of Israel, in seven parts.
Misit autem eis Josua sortem in Silo coram Jehova: partitusque est ibi Josua terram filiis Israel secundum partes eorum.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Cast lots - See the Joshua 14:2 note.

And Joshua (h) cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
(h) That everyone should be content with God's appointment.

And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord,.... For the seven tribes, as he had for the two tribes and a half at Gilgal; of the manner of casting lots; see Gill on Numbers 26:55,
and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their division: the land that was divided into seven parts, he distributed to the seven tribes, as the lot came up for them, and then divided these several parts according to the families and households in each tribe.

DIVIDED BY LOT. (Joshua 18:10)
Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord--before the tabernacle, where the divine presence was manifested, and which associated with the lot the idea of divine sanction.

Joshua finishes the casting of the lots at Shiloh.

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