Joshua 16 16 Joshua Dividing the land Unlocked Dynamic Bible Ephraim’s Inheritance 1 UDB The land that was assigned to the two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh—the tribes that were descended from Joseph—started at the Jordan River, east of Jericho. 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 UDB It extended west from Jericho to Bethel, and then to Luz, and it passed on to Ataroth, which is the territory where the Archites live. BSB BSB: It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
3 UDB From there it extended west to the border of the land where the Japhletites lived, and then west to the area near Lower Beth Horon. From there it continued west to Gezer, and from there to the Mediterranean 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 UDB This was the territory that the people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received as their permanent possession. BSB BSB: So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
5 UDB The border of the land that was assigned to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim started at Ataroth Addar in the east. It extended to 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 UDB and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath Shiloh and went on toward the east to Janoah. 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 UDB They went down from Janoah to Ataroth and then on to Naarah. From there it reached the city of Jericho, ending at the Jordan River. BSB BSB: From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
8 UDB The northern border extended from Tappuah west to the ravine of Kanah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the land that was assigned to all the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. 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 UDB Some of the cities and their dependent villages that were set apart for the people of Ephraim were actually within the assigned territory of the people of Manasseh. BSB BSB: along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
10 UDB The people of the tribe of Ephraim could not force the Canaanites to leave Gezer. The Canaanites still live there. However, the people of Ephraim forced them to be their slaves. 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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