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Nevertheless there shall be no man to divide thee thy portion in the congregation of the LORD.
Casting Lots » The land of canaan divided among tribes by
Nevertheless there shall be no man to divide thee thy portion in the congregation of the LORD.
These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun, and the ancient fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, in the door of the tabernacle of witness, and so made an end of dividing the country.
This is the land with his portions, which ye shall distribute unto the tribes of Israel, sayeth the LORD God.
and divide it to be a heritage for you, and for the strangers that dwell among you, and begotten children. For ye shall take them among the children of Israel, like as though they were of your own household and country, and they shall have heritage with you among the children of Israel.
Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot; and according to the names of the tribes of their fathers, they shall inherit:
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there he divided the land unto the children of Israel, to each their portion.
And unto the sons of Kohath the remnant of the kin of the tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
and that by Lot, out of the tribe of children of Judah out of the tribe of Simeon and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin: even the said cities that are rehearsed by name.
When ye divide the land by the lot, ye shall put aside one part for the LORD, to be holy from other lands: namely twenty five thousand measuring rods long, and ten thousand broad. This shall be holy, as wide as it is round about.
And he destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, and divided their land to them by lot.
Micah » One of the minor prophets » The oppressions of the covetous
Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God. When they covet to have land, they take it by violence; they rob men of their houses. Thus they oppress a man for his house, and every man for his heritage. Therefore thus sayeth the LORD: Behold, against this household have I devised a plague, whereout ye shall not pluck your necks. Ye shall no more go so proudly, for it will be a perilous time. read more.
In that day shall this term be used, and a mourning shall be made over you on this manner, "We be utterly desolate, the portion of my people is translated. When will he part unto us the land, that he hath taken from us?" Nevertheless there shall be no man to divide thee thy portion in the congregation of the LORD. "Tush, hold your tongue," say they. "It shall not fall on this people, we shall not come so to confusion," sayeth the house of Jacob. Is the spirit of the LORD so clean away? Or is he so minded? Truth it is, my words are friendly unto them that live right: but my people doth the contrary, therefore must I take part against them. For they take away both coat and cloak from the simple. Ye have turned yourselves to fight; the women of my people have ye shot out from their good houses, and taken away my excellent gifts from their children. Up, get you hence, for here shall ye have no rest. Because of their Idolatry they are corrupt, and shall miserably perish. If I were a fleshly fellow, and a preacher of lies, and told them that they might sit bibbing and bolling, and be drunken: O that were a Prophet for this people!
In that day shall this term be used, and a mourning shall be made over you on this manner, "We be utterly desolate, the portion of my people is translated. When will he part unto us the land, that he hath taken from us?" Nevertheless there shall be no man to divide thee thy portion in the congregation of the LORD. "Tush, hold your tongue," say they. "It shall not fall on this people, we shall not come so to confusion," sayeth the house of Jacob. Is the spirit of the LORD so clean away? Or is he so minded? Truth it is, my words are friendly unto them that live right: but my people doth the contrary, therefore must I take part against them. For they take away both coat and cloak from the simple. Ye have turned yourselves to fight; the women of my people have ye shot out from their good houses, and taken away my excellent gifts from their children. Up, get you hence, for here shall ye have no rest. Because of their Idolatry they are corrupt, and shall miserably perish. If I were a fleshly fellow, and a preacher of lies, and told them that they might sit bibbing and bolling, and be drunken: O that were a Prophet for this people!
Rope » Used in casting lots
Nevertheless there shall be no man to divide thee thy portion in the congregation of the LORD.