1 The whole community of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh and set up the meeting tent there. The conquered land lay before them.
2 Among the Israelites, seven tribes were left that had not yet received their legacy.
3 Joshua said to the Israelites, "How long will you avoid going to take over the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?
4 Pick out three men for each tribe. I will send them out, and they will go up and travel throughout the land. They will write a description of it as the basis for determining their legacy. Then they will come back to me.