Joshua 18:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.”
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“and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 18:5 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 15:1Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
- Joshua 15:12And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
- Joshua 16:1The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
- Joshua 16:4So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
- Joshua 19:1The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
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