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Joshua 16

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 16 of 24

1 And the lot of the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, to the waters of Jericho eastward, to the wilderness which went from Jericho to the hills of Bethel.

2 And it went from Bethel to Luz, and passed on to the border of the Archites, to Ataroth;

3 and went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth-horon the lower, and to Gezer, and its boundary line was at the sea.

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Chapter Summary

The borders of Joseph's sons. 5 The border of Ephraim's inheritance. 10 Canaanites not conquered.

Key Hebrew Words

נַחֲלָתָ possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
תַּחְתּ֖וֹן lower H8481 · TWOT 2504a
מַטֵּ֥ה branch H4294 · TWOT 1352b
מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה Manasseh H4519 · TWOT 1217
יְרִיח֔וֹ Jericho H3405 · TWOT 915

People & Context

The Lot for the Sons of Joseph

The lot comes out for the sons of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh), and the borders for the tribe of Ephraim are mapped out.

Ephraim Fails to Dispossess Gezer

The sons of Ephraim do not dispossess the Canaanites living in Gezer, but instead subject them to forced tribute.

Timeline

The Lot for the Sons of Joseph

The lot comes out for the sons of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh), and the borders for the tribe of Ephraim are mapped out.

Joshua 16:1-9
Ephraim Fails to Dispossess Gezer

The sons of Ephraim do not dispossess the Canaanites living in Gezer, but instead subject them to forced tribute.

Joshua 16:10

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