Joshua 17:7

Joshua 17:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En–tappuah.
• New International Version (NIV)The territory of Manasseh extended from Asher to Mikmethath east of Shechem. The boundary ran southward from there to include the people living at En Tappuah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.

Context of Joshua 17:7

5Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan, 6because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh. Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim. 9From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.

Joshua 17:7 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר הַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם וְהָלַ֤ךְ הַגְּבוּל֙ אֶל־הַיָּמִ֔ין אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י עֵ֥ין תַּפּֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear

• Now the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• wentהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• from Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• to Michmethathמִכְמְתָתmikmethâth · MichmethathH4366
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• nearעַל‛al · uponH5921
• nearפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• ·גְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• thenהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• southwardאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• southwardיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of En-tappuahעֵין תַּפּוּחַ‛êyn tapûach · En-tappuahH5887

Cross-references for Joshua 17:7

• Joshua 16:6and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.
• Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 21:21From the tribe of Ephraim they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
• Joshua 24:1Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
• Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
• Genesis 27:12What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”
• Judges 9:1Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
• 1 Kings 12:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
• 1 Chronicles 6:67They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,

Commentaries on Joshua 17:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Asher - Not the tribe so called, but a place somewhere toward the eastern end of the boundary line here drawn: perhaps “Teyasir,” on the road from Sichem to Beth-shean.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 There was great communication between Manasseh and Ephraim. Though each tribe had its inheritance, yet they should intermix one with another, to do good offices one to another, as became those, who, though of different tribes, were all one Israel, and were bound to love as brethren. But they suffered the Canaanites to live among them, against the command of God, to serve their own ends.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Asher was north-northwest of Manasseh, across the Jezreel Valley.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah--The southern boundary is here traced from the east. Asher (now Yasir), the starting point, was a town fifteen Roman miles east of Shechem, and anciently a place of importance.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 17:7

• Asher
• En-Tappuah
• Manasseh
• Michmethah
• Noah

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Manasseh
• Shechem
• En-Tappuah
• Gibeon
• Hitherto
• Michmethah
• Tappuah
• Yeshebi
• Asher (2)

Commentaries on Joshua 17

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings