Joshua 16

Modern

Literal

Ephraim’s Inheritance

¹The 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.

¹And the lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan by Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho in the hill country of Bethel,

²It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz)^a and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.

²and it went out from Bethel, that is Luz, and passed over to the border of the Archite at Ataroth,

³Then 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.^a

³and went down westward to the border of the Japhletite, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth-Horon, and to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.

⁴So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.

⁴And the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—took their inheritance.

⁵This 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

⁵And this was the border of the sons of Ephraim by their clans: And the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-Addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,

⁶and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.

⁶and the border went out toward the sea from Michmethath on the north side. And the border went around eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed over it on the east of Janoah.

⁷From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.

⁷And it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, and reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.

⁸From 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,

⁸From Tappuah the border went out westward to the Brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim by their clans.

⁹along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.

⁹And the separate cities were for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.

¹⁰But 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.

¹⁰And they did not drive out the Canaanite dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelt in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and he came to be for forced labor, serving.