Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 16

1The allotmentהַגּוֹרָ֜לha.go.RalH1486for the descendantsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130extendedוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the Jordanמִיַּרְדֵּ֣ןmi.yar.DenH3383at Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405to the watersלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405on the eastמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,through the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057that goes upעֹלֶ֧ה'o.LehH5927from Jerichoמִירִיח֛וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405into the hill countryבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022of BethelH1008.

2It went onוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318fromמִבֵּֽית־mi.beit-H1008Bethelאֵ֖ל'elH1008(that is,Luzל֑וּזָהLu.zahH3870)and proceededוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the Architesהָאַרְכִּ֖יha.'ar.KiH757in Atarothעֲטָרֽוֹת׃a.ta.RotH5852.

3Then it descendedוְיָֽרַד־ve.ya.rad-H3381westwardיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220toאֶל־'el-H413the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the Japhletitesהַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יhai.yaf.le.TiH3311asעַ֣ד'adH5704far as the borderגְּב֧וּלge.VulH1366ofבֵּית־beit-H1032Lowerתַּחְתּ֖וֹןtach.TonH8481Beth-horonחוֹרֹ֛ןcho.RonH1032and on toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Gezerגָּ֑זֶרGa.zerH1507,and it endedוְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוve.ha.Yu to.tze.'o.tovH1961 H8444at the Seaיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

4So Ephraimוְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519,the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,received their inheritanceוַיִּנְחֲל֥וּvai.yin.cha.LuH5157.

5This wasוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961the territoryגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the descendantsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669by their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞יle.mish.pe.cho.Tam vay.HiH4940 H1961:The borderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָם֙na.cha.la.TamH5159went from Ataroth-addarעַטְר֣וֹת עַד־at.Rot 'ad-H5853 H5704in the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217אַדָּ֔ר'a.DarH5853to Upperעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945Beth-horonH1032

6and out towardוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318הַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366the Seaהַיָּ֗מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220.From Michmethathהַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ha.mikh.me.TatH4366on the northמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828itהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366turnedוְנָסַ֧בve.na.SavH5437eastwardמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217toward Taanath-shilohH8387and passed byוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674itאוֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853to Janoahיָנֽוֹחָה׃ya.No.chahH3239on the eastמִמִּזְרַ֖חmi.miz.RachH4217.

7From Janoahמִיָּנ֖וֹחָהmi.ya.No.chahH3239it went downוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381to Atarothעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5852and Naarahוְנַעֲרָ֑תָהve.na.'a.Ra.tahH5292,and then reachedוּפָגַע֙u.fa.Ga'H6293Jerichoבִּֽירִיח֔וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405and came outוְיָצָ֖אve.ya.Tza'H3318at the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8From Tappuahמִתַּפּ֜וּחַmi.ta.Pu.achH8599the borderהַגְּב֥וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentיֵלֵ֨ךְye.LekhH1980westwardיָ֙מָּה֙ya.mahH3220to the Brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Kanahקָנָ֔הka.NahH7071and endedוְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוve.ha.Yu to.tze.'o.TavH1961 H8444at the Seaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220.Thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063was the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תna.cha.LatH5159of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Ephraimבְנֵי־ אֶפְרַ֖יִםve.nei- 'ef.Ra.yimH1121 H669,

9וְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892alongwith allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892and villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ve.chatz.rei.HenH2691set apartהַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙ha.miv.da.lOtH3995for the descendantsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669withinבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of Manassehבְּנֵֽי־ מְנַשֶּׁ֑הbe.nei- me.na.ShehH1121 H4519.

10But they did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808drive outהוֹרִ֔ישׁוּho.Ri.shuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Gezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507.So the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwellוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֤רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Ephraimitesאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669toעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but they areוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961forcedלְמַס־le.mas-H4522laborersעֹבֵֽד׃ פ'o.VedH5647.

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