Joshua 17:8

Joshua 17:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
• New International Version (NIV)(Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the Ephraimites.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the people of Ephraim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.

Context of Joshua 17:8

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. 7Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah. The 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. 10Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

Joshua 17:8 word by word

לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה הָיְתָ֖ה אֶ֣רֶץ תַּפּ֑וּחַ וְתַפּ֛וּחַ אֶל־גְּב֥וּל מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לִבְנֵ֥י אֶפְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• The regionאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Tappuahתַּפּוּחַtappûach · TappuahH8599
• belonged toהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• onאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• belonged toבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669

Cross-references for Joshua 17:8

• Joshua 12:17the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
• Joshua 15:34Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
• Joshua 16:8From 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,

Commentaries on Joshua 17:8

• 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. 8-10This general description of Manasseh’s southern border with the land given to the tribe of Ephraim provides more detail than the description of Ephraim’s northern border in 16:8.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 17:8

• Manasseh
• Tappuah

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Manasseh
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Gibeon
• Hitherto
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Palestine Exploration
• Simeon (1)
• Tappuah (1)

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