Yehoshua (Joshua) 16:5–10 — The allocation to Efrayim’s descendants

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5 The allotment for Efrayim’s (Ephraim’s) descendants according to their clans was at Atrot -Adar in the east, going as far as Upper Beyt -Horon 6 and out to the Mediterranean. From Mikmetat in the north, the border went eastward toward Ta’anat-Shiloh then further east to Yanoah. 7 From Yanoah it went to Atarot and Na’arah, reached Yeriho (Jericho) then came out at the Yarden (Jordan). 8 The northern border went from Tapuah to the Kanah riverbed and then out to the Mediterranean. That was the inheritance of Efrayim’s descendants according to their clans, 9 although some of the cities with their villages for Efrayim’s descendants were actually inside the territory assigned to Menasheh’s (Manasseh’s) descendants. 10 But they didn’t capture the land of the Kena’anim (Canaanites) who lived in Gezer, so they’ve lived within Efrayim to this day and were forced to serve as labourers.[ref]

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5 And_he/it _was the _territory _of the _descendants _of ʼEfrayim to_their_clans and_he/it _was the _border _of their _inheritance _of_their eastward_on ˊAţārōt Addar to Bēyt Ḩōrōn upper.

6 And_ the_border _it _goes _out to_the_sea (the)_Micmethath is_from_the_north and_ the_border _it _turns eastward_to Taanath Shiloh and_it _passes _by it from_the_east _of to_Yānōaḩ/(Janoah).

7 And_it _goes _down from_Yānōaḩ ˊAţārōt and_to_Naˊₐrāh and_it _touches (on)_Yərīḩō and_it _goes _out the_Yardēn.

8 From_Tapūaḩ the_border it _goes westward_to the _wadi _of Kanah and_ extremities _of_its _they _will _be to_the_sea this was_the _inheritance _of the _tribe _of the _descendants _of ʼEfrayim to_their_clans.

9 And_the_cities the _separate_places for_the _descendants _of ʼEfrayim in _the_middle of _the _inheritance _of of _the _descendants _of of _Mənashsheh all _of the_cities and_villages _of_their.

10 And_not they _dispossessed DOM the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] who_was_dwelling in_Gezer and_ the_Kənaˊₐnī[s] _he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_the _midst _of ʼEfrayim until the_day the_this and_he/it _was (into)_a_slave _gang _of labouring.

16:10: Jdg 1:29.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section YEHO 16:5

The allocation to Efrayim’s descendants

Jos 16:5–10

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