Joshua 16 16 Joshua Dividing the land Darby Translation Ephraim’s Inheritance 1 DBY And the lot came forth for the children of Joseph from the Jordan of Jericho as far as the waters of Jericho eastwards, to the wilderness which goes up from Jericho to the hill-country of Bethel. 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 DBY And the border went from Bethel to Luz, and passed to the border of the Archites to Ataroth, BSB BSB: It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
3 DBY and went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, as far as the border of the lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer; and ended at 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 DBY And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. BSB BSB: So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
5 DBY And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their families; the border of their inheritance eastwards was Ataroth-Addar as far as the upper Beth-horon; 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 DBY and the border went forth westwards to Micmethath on the north; and the border turned eastwards to Taanath-Shiloh, and passed by it eastwards to Janohah, 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 DBY and went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarath, and touched upon Jericho, and went out to the Jordan. BSB BSB: From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
8 DBY From Tappuah the border went westwards to the torrent Kanah, and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children 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 DBY with the cities that were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities and their hamlets. BSB BSB: along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
10 DBY But they did not dispossess the Canaanites that dwelt at Gezer; and the Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and serve under tribute. 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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