Joshua 13:7

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“Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.””

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BSBPD

“Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And now, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh,' --”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 13:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 26:53“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
  2. Numbers 32:2So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
  3. Numbers 33:54And 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 inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
  4. Numbers 34:13So 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.
  5. Joshua 14:2Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
  6. Ezekiel 47:13This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
  7. Ezekiel 48:23As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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