Joshua 18:2

Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

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WEBBE

Seven tribes remained amongst the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

BSB

there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

But there were still seven tribes among the children of Israel who had not taken up their heritage.

Original Hebrew

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וַיִּוָּתְרוּ vai·yi·va·te·ru and they remained H3498 בִּבְנֵי biv·nei among [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 חָלְקוּ chal·ku they had divided H2505 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 נַחֲלָתָם na·cha·la·tam inheritance their H5159 שִׁבְעָה shiv·'ah seven H7651 שְׁבָטִים she·va·tim tribes H7626

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 2–10

After a year or more, Joshua blamed their slackness, and told them how to proceed. God, by his grace, has given us a title to a good land, the heavenly Canaan, but we are slack to take possession of it; we enter not into that rest, as we might by faith, and hope, and holy joy. How long shall it be thus with us? How long shall we thus stand in our own light, and forsake our own mercies for lying vanities? Joshua stirs the Israelites up to take possession of their lots. He is ready to do his part, if they will do theirs.

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Israel

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Chephar-Haammonai

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