Joshua 18:2

2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.

Joshua 18:2 in Other Translations

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

2 There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned.

2 But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land.

2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had yet to receive their inheritance.

2 Seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance.

Joshua 18:2 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:2

And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes,
&c.] Which were those of Benjamin, Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan:

which had not yet received their inheritance;
and for which the lots were not cast.

Joshua 18:2 In-Context

1 The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The country was brought under their control,

2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.

3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you?

4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me.

5 You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north.