Joshua 16 16 Joshua Dividing the land unfoldingWord® Literal Text Ephraim’s Inheritance 1 ULT Now the lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan{ at} Jericho, to the waters of Jericho from the sunrise, going up{ through} the wilderness from Jericho into 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 ULT And it went out from Bethel to Luz and passed over to the border of the Arkites at Ataroth. BSB BSB: It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
3 ULT Then it went down to the west to the border of the Japhletite, unto the border of Lower Beth Horon and unto Gezer, and its goings out were seaward. 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 ULT And the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, inherited. BSB BSB: So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
5 ULT Now this was the border of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans. And the border of their inheritance from the sunrise was Ataroth Addar unto 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 ULT And the border went out toward the sea{ to} Mikmethath from the north, and the border curved from the sunrise{ at} Taanath Shiloh and passed it from the sunrise 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 ULT And it went down from Janoah{ to} Ataroth and Naarah and reached Jericho and came out{ at} the Jordan. BSB BSB: From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
8 ULT From Tappuah, the border went seaward{ to} the wadi of Kanah, and its goings out were seaward. This{ was} the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans. 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 ULT And cities set apart for the sons of Ephraim{ were} in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all of 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 ULT But they did not dispossess the Canaanite, the dweller of Gezer, so the Canaanite has dwelled within Ephraim to this day, but he has become a serving forced laborer. 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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