Joshua 18:8 meaning and explanation

As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”

Joshua 18:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua is speaking to the surveyors chosen three from each of the seven tribes that had not yet received land. The whole assembly is camped at Shiloh, where the Tent of Meeting now stands, and the land lies subdued but unclaimed.

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