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Jos 18:2 Strong Concordance And there remained [03498] among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] seven [07651] tribes [07626], which had not yet received [02505] their inheritance [05159].
  King James And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
THE REMAINDER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED. (Jos 18:2-9)

there remained . . . seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance--The selection of Shiloh for the seat of worship, together with the consequent removal of the camp thither, had necessarily interrupted the casting of lots, which was commenced by fixing localities for the tribes of Judah and Joseph. Various causes led to a long delay in resuming it. The satisfaction of the people with their change to so pleasant and fertile a district, their preference of a nomad life, a love of ease, and reluctance to renew the war, seem to have made them indifferent to the possession of a settled inheritance. But Joshua was too much alive to the duty laid on him by the Lord to let matters continue in that state; and accordingly, since a general conquest of the land had been made, he resolved to proceed immediately with the lot, believing that when each tribe should receive its inheritance, a new motive would arise to lead them to exert themselves in securing the full possession.
 
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2 And there remained [03498] among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] seven [07651] tribes [07626], which had not yet received [02505] their inheritance [05159].
3 And Joshua [03091] said [0559] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], How long are ye slack [07503] to go [0935] to possess [03423] the land [0776], which the LORD [03068] God [0430] of your fathers [01] hath given [05414] you?
4 Give out [03051] from among you three [07969] men [0582] for each tribe [07626]: and I will send [07971] them, and they shall rise [06965], and go [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it according [06310] to the inheritance [05159] of them; and they shall come [0935] again to me.
5 And they shall divide [02505] it into seven [07651] parts [02506]: Judah [03063] shall abide [05975] in their coast [01366] on the south [05045], and the house [01004] of Joseph [03130] shall abide [05975] in their coasts [01366] on the north [06828].
6 Ye shall therefore describe [03789] the land [0776] into seven [07651] parts [02506], and bring [0935] the description hither to me, that I may cast [03384] lots [01486] for you here before [06440] the LORD [03068] our God [0430].
7 But the Levites [03881] have no part [02506] among [07130] you; for the priesthood [03550] of the LORD [03068] is their inheritance [05159]: and Gad [01410], and Reuben [07205], and half [02677] the tribe [07626] of Manasseh [04519], have received [03947] their inheritance [05159] beyond [05676] Jordan [03383] on the east [04217], which Moses [04872] the servant [05650] of the LORD [03068] gave [05414] them.
8 And the men [0582] arose [06965], and went away [03212]: and Joshua [03091] charged [06680] them that went [01980] to describe [03789] the land [0776], saying [0559], Go [03212] and walk [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it, and come again [07725] to me, that I may here cast [07993] lots [01486] for you before [06440] the LORD [03068] in Shiloh [07887].
9 And the men [0582] went [03212] and passed through [05674] the land [0776], and described [03789] it by cities [05892] into seven [07651] parts [02506] in a book [05612], and came [0935] again to Joshua [03091] to the host [04264] at Shiloh [07887].
10 And Joshua [03091] cast [07993] lots [01486] for them in Shiloh [07887] before [06440] the LORD [03068]: and there Joshua [03091] divided [02505] the land [0776] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478] according to their divisions [04256].
8 And the men [0582] arose [06965], and went away [03212]: and Joshua [03091] charged [06680] them that went [01980] to describe [03789] the land [0776], saying [0559], Go [03212] and walk [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it, and come again [07725] to me, that I may here cast [07993] lots [01486] for you before [06440] the LORD [03068] in Shiloh [07887].
9 And the men [0582] went [03212] and passed through [05674] the land [0776], and described [03789] it by cities [05892] into seven [07651] parts [02506] in a book [05612], and came [0935] again to Joshua [03091] to the host [04264] at Shiloh [07887].
7 But the Levites [03881] have no part [02506] among [07130] you; for the priesthood [03550] of the LORD [03068] is their inheritance [05159]: and Gad [01410], and Reuben [07205], and half [02677] the tribe [07626] of Manasseh [04519], have received [03947] their inheritance [05159] beyond [05676] Jordan [03383] on the east [04217], which Moses [04872] the servant [05650] of the LORD [03068] gave [05414] them.
51 These are the inheritances [05159], which Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548], and Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], and the heads [07218] of the fathers [01] of the tribes [04294] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], divided for an inheritance [05157] by lot [01486] in Shiloh [07887] before [06440] the LORD [03068], at the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150]. So they made an end [03615] of dividing [02505] the country [0776].
5 And they shall divide [02505] it into seven [07651] parts [02506]: Judah [03063] shall abide [05975] in their coast [01366] on the south [05045], and the house [01004] of Joseph [03130] shall abide [05975] in their coasts [01366] on the north [06828].
6 Ye shall therefore describe [03789] the land [0776] into seven [07651] parts [02506], and bring [0935] the description hither to me, that I may cast [03384] lots [01486] for you here before [06440] the LORD [03068] our God [0430].
1 And these are the countries which the children [01121] of Israel [03478] inherited [05157] in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667], which Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548], and Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], and the heads [07218] of the fathers [01] of the tribes [04294] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], distributed for inheritance [05157] to them.
9 And the men [0582] went [03212] and passed through [05674] the land [0776], and described [03789] it by cities [05892] into seven [07651] parts [02506] in a book [05612], and came [0935] again to Joshua [03091] to the host [04264] at Shiloh [07887].
1 And these are the countries which the children [01121] of Israel [03478] inherited [05157] in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667], which Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548], and Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], and the heads [07218] of the fathers [01] of the tribes [04294] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], distributed for inheritance [05157] to them.
3 And Joshua [03091] said [0559] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], How long are ye slack [07503] to go [0935] to possess [03423] the land [0776], which the LORD [03068] God [0430] of your fathers [01] hath given [05414] you?
4 Give out [03051] from among you three [07969] men [0582] for each tribe [07626]: and I will send [07971] them, and they shall rise [06965], and go [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it according [06310] to the inheritance [05159] of them; and they shall come [0935] again to me.
2 And there remained [03498] among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] seven [07651] tribes [07626], which had not yet received [02505] their inheritance [05159].