Joshua 18 · Verse 11

Joshua 18:11

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
Joshua 18:11, King James Version

Joshua 18:11 in other translations

BSBThe first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
WEBThe lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
ASVAnd the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
YLTAnd a lot goeth up for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, for their families; and the border of their lot goeth out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.
DARBYAnd the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. And the territory of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
BBEAnd the first heritage came out for the tribe of Benjamin by their families: and the limit of their heritage went between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
WebsterAnd the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

What does Joshua 18:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. the lot of ... Benjamin came up--It has been supposed that there were two urns or vessels, from which the lots were drawn: one containing the names of the tribes, the other containing those of the seven portions; and that the two were drawn out simultaneously. the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph--Thus the prophecy of Moses respecting the inheritance of Benjamin was remarkably accomplished. (See on De 33:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 And the lot - of Benjamin came up - On the manner of casting the lot, see on Jos 14:2 (note), and Num 26:55 (note). There were probably two urns, one of which contained the names of the seven tribes, and the other that of the seven portions. They therefore took out one name out of the first urn, and one portion out of the second, and thus the portion was adjudged to that tribe.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 18:11-28
The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe settled. All contests and selfish claims were prevented by the wise appointment of God, who allotted the hill and the valley, the corn and pasture, the brooks and rivers, the towns and cities. Is the lot of any servant of Christ cast in affliction and sorrow? It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good. Are we in prosperity and peace? It is from above. Be humbled when you compare the gift with your own unworthiness. Forget not Him that gave the good, and always be ready to resign it at his command.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Joshua 18:11 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'aland it came upH5927
גּוֹרַ֛לgo.Ral[the] lot ofH1486
מַטֵּ֥הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
בִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans theirH4940
וַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'and it went outH3318
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] territory ofH1366
גּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.Lamlot theirH1486
בֵּ֚יןbein[was] betweenH996
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּבֵ֖יןu.Veinand betweenH996
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
יוֹסֵֽף\׃yo.SefJosephH3130

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Cross references for Joshua 18:11

  • Deuteronomy 10:1-22

    At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me. …

  • Deuteronomy 13:12

    If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

  • Joshua 16:1-10

    And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth–el, And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. …

  • Joshua 15:1-8

    This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
between the children.
15:1-8; 16:1-10; De 10:1-22; 13:12

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Context

  • Joshua 18:10

    And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.

  • Joshua 18:11

    And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

  • Joshua 18:12

    And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–aven.

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Joshua 18:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sacóse la suerte de la tribu de los hijos de Benjamín por sus familias: y salió el término de su suerte entre los hijos de Judá y los hijos de José.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le sort tomba pour la tribu des fils de Benjamin, selon leurs familles. Et le territoire de leur lot leur échut entre les fils de Juda et les fils de Joseph.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es kam herauf das Los des Stammes der Kinder Benjamin nach ihren Geschlechtern. Und das Gebiet ihres Loses kam heraus zwischen den Kindern Juda und den Kindern Joseph.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ascendit sors prima filiorum Benjamin per familias suas, ut possiderent terram inter filios Juda et filios Joseph.