Berean Standard Bible
Joshua 16:7
7From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
Joshua 16:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
- New International Version (NIV)Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.
Context of Joshua 16:7
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 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. From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached 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, 9along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
Read all of Joshua 16Joshua 16:7 word by word
וְיָרַ֥ד מִיָּנ֖וֹחָה עֲטָר֣וֹת וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙ בִּֽירִיח֔וֹ וְיָצָ֖א הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
- From Janoahיָנ֫וֹחָהyânôach yânôchâh · JanoahH3239
- it went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- to Atarothעֲטָרוֹת‛ăţârôth ‛ăţârôth · AtarothH5852
- and Naarahנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · NaarahH5292
- and then reachedפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
- Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
- and came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: extendsH3318
- at the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
Cross-references for Joshua 16:7
- 1 Chronicles 7:28Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
- Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
- Joshua 6:1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
- Numbers 33:48They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Commentaries on Joshua 16:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 From the abrupt manner in which the statements are introduced, as well as from their imperfect character, there is probability in the conjecture that some words have, in these verses, fallen out of the text. Few of the places are known for certain.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8This description of Ephraim’s northern boundary with Manasseh is general and incomplete. Because Shechem belonged to Manasseh, the border between the two tribes ran south of that town.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95-9. the border of their inheritance ... was Ataroth-addar--Ataroth-addar (now Atara), four miles south of Jetta [Robinson], is fixed on as a center, through which a line is drawn from Upper Beth-horon to Michmethah, showing the western limit of their actual possessions. The tract beyond that to the sea was still unconquered.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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