Ephraim’s Inheritance 1 WBS And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, to the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el, 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 WBS And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along to the borders of Archi to Ataroth, BSB BSB: It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
3 WBS And goeth down westward to the border of Japhleti, to the border of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the limits of it are 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 WBS So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. BSB BSB: So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
5 WBS And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus : even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-adar, to Beth-horon the upper: 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 WBS And the border went out towards the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east 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 WBS And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and terminated at Jordan. BSB BSB: From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
8 WBS The border went out from Tappuah westward to the river Kanah; and the limits of it were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by 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 WBS And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. BSB BSB: along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
10 WBS And they did not expel the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites 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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