The king of Jericho was told, "Look, [some] men from the {Israelites} have come here tonight to search out the land."

And Joshua said to the {Israelites}, "Come here, and hear the words of Yahweh your God."

Describe the land [in] seven divisions, and bring [it] to me here; I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.

And {the men went immediately}, and Joshua commanded the ones going to describe the land, saying, "Go and walk about through the land, write [a description], and return to me, and here I will cast a lot for you before Yahweh at Shiloh."

They gave these cities, which are [here] mentioned by name, from the tribe of the families of Judah and from the tribe of the families of Simeon;