Ephraim’s Inheritance 1 Brenton And the borders of the children of Joseph were from Jordan by Jericho eastward; and they will go up from Jericho to the hill country, to the wilderness, to Bæthel Luza. BSB BSB: The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
2 Brenton And they will go out to Bæthel, and will proceed to the borders of Achatarothi. BSB BSB: It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
3 Brenton And they will go across to the sea to the borders of Aptalim, as far as the borders of Bæthoron the lower, and the going forth of them shall be to the sea. BSB BSB: Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
4 Brenton And the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasse, took their inheritance. BSB BSB: So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
5 Brenton And the borders of the children of Ephraim were according to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Bæthoron the upper, and Gazara. BSB BSB: This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon
6 Brenton And the borders will proceed to the sea to Icasmon north of Therma; they will go round eastward to Thenasa, and Selles, and will pass on eastward to Janoca, BSB BSB: and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.
7 Brenton and to Macho, and Ataroth, and these are their villages; and they will come to Jericho, and will issue at Jordan. BSB BSB: From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
8 Brenton And the borders will proceed from Tapho to the sea to Chelcana; and their termination will be at the sea; this is the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim according to their families. BSB BSB: From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
9 Brenton And the cities separated to the sons of Ephraim were in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasse, all the cities and their villages. BSB BSB: along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
10 Brenton And Ephraim did not destroy the Chananite who dwelt in Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in Ephraim until this day, until Pharao the king of Egypt went up and took it, and burnt it with fire; and the Chananites, and Pherezites, and the dwellers in Gaza they destroyed, and Pharao gave them for a dowry to his daughter. BSB BSB: But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
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