Joshua 16:5

Joshua 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;
• New International Version (NIV)This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon
• English Standard Version (ESV)The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon.

Context of Joshua 16:5

3It continued to the west, to the land of the Japhletites as far as lower Beth Horon and Gezer. The border ended at the sea. 4Joshua gave this land to Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph. It was for them and their descendants. Joshua gave this land to the tribe of Ephraim, clan by clan: The border of their land went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Beth Horon. 6Then it continued west to the sea, with Micmethath on the north side of the border. East of Micmethath, the border went past Taanath Shiloh on the east and then to Janoah. 7From there it went to Ataroth and Naarah and past Jericho to the Jordan River.

Joshua 16:5 word by word

וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל נַחֲלָתָם֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְר֣וֹת אַדָּ֔ר עַד־בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• according to their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• even the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• on the east sideמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• was Ataroth–addarעַטְרוֹת אַדָּר‛aţrôth 'addâr · Ataroth-addarH5853
• unto Beth–horonבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
• the upperעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Upper (Beth Horon)H5945

Cross-references for Joshua 16:5

• Joshua 16:2The south border of their land went from Bethel, to Luz, and then to the land of the Arkites at Ataroth.
• Joshua 18:13Then their border continued to the south of Luz (that is Bethel) and went down to Ataroth Addar. That is on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

Commentaries on Joshua 16:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Ataroth-addar - See the note on Joshua 16:2. Beth-horon the upper - The situation of this town is little known. It was eastward of Beth-horon the nether, and consequently not far from it.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to Joshua 16:5

• Ataroth
• Beth-Horon
• Ephraim

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Ataroth-Addar
• Beth-Horon
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Horonite
• Manasseh
• Ataroth
• Ephraim (1)
• Joshua (2)

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