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So the men who were chosen to map the land started out. Joshua told them, “Go and study the land and describe it in writing. Then come back to me, and I will throw lots in the presence of the Lord here in Shiloh.” So the men left and went into the land. They described in a scroll each town in the seven parts of the land. Then they came back to Joshua, who was still at the camp at Shiloh. 10 There Joshua threw lots in the presence of the Lord to choose the lands that should be given to each tribe.

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As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it.(A) Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh(B) in the presence of the Lord.” So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. 10 Joshua then cast lots(C) for them in Shiloh in the presence(D) of the Lord, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.(E)

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