SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:8
Levantándose pues aquellos varones, fueron; y mandó Josué a los que iban para dibujar la tierra, diciéndoles: Id, recorred la tierra, y dibujadla, y tornad a mí, para que yo os eche las suertes aquí delante del SEÑOR en Silo.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 8. And the men arose, and went away , etc.] The seven tribes took the advice of Joshua, chose three men out of each tribe, and presented them to him, who gave them their commission and instruction to go and describe the land of Canaan, not yet disposed of, and whether subdued, or not subdued; upon which they prepared for their journey, and took it, after he had given them the following charge: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land ; before they departed from him: saying, go and walk through the land ; and take particular notice, and an exact survey of it, both of the quality and the quantity of it: and describe it ; its cities and towns, hills and dales, the goodness and badness of the soil, and put it down in a book, or lay it out in a map, that it may be discerned by the eye what number of cities, and what space of ground it contains, and what parts are hilly and woody, and what otherwise: and come again to me ; to make a report of it: that I may cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh ; that is, for the several tribes which they belonged to, and by whom they were chosen for this purpose.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 2-10 - After a year or more, Joshua blamed their slackness, and told them ho 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 ente not into that rest, as we might by faith, and hope, and holy joy. Ho long shall it be thus with us? How long shall we thus stand in our ow 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.
Original Hebrew
ויקמו 6965 האנשׁים 582 וילכו 1980 ויצו 6680 יהושׁע 3091 את 853 ההלכים 1980 לכתב 3789 את 853 הארץ 776 לאמר 559 לכו 1980 והתהלכו 1980 בארץ 776 וכתבו 3789 אותה 853 ושׁובו 7725 אלי 413 ופה 6311 אשׁליך 7993 לכם גורל 1486 לפני 6440 יהוה 3068 בשׁלה׃ 7887
