Joshua 16:7

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

5Joshua 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. From there it went to Ataroth and Naarah and past Jericho to the Jordan River. 8From Tappuah, the border continued to the west, to the stream of Kanah. From there, it continued to the sea. That is the land that Joshua gave to the families of the tribe of Ephraim. 9They also received some towns and villages that were in Manasseh's land.

Joshua 16:7 word by word

וְיָרַ֥ד מִיָּנ֖וֹחָה עֲטָר֣וֹת וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙ בִּֽירִיח֔וֹ וְיָצָ֖א הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from Janohahיָנ֫וֹחָהyânôach yânôchâh · JanoahH3239
• to Atarothעֲטָרוֹת‛ăţârôth ‛ăţârôth · AtarothH5852
• and to Naarathנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · NaarahH5292
• and cameפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• to Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• and went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: extendsH3318
• at Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for Joshua 16:7

• 1 Chronicles 7:28Ephraim's descendants lived in Bethel and in the villages near it. And they had land there. Also they lived in Naaran in the east. And they lived in Gezer and in the villages near it. Those places were in the west. Also, they lived in Shechem and in the villages near it. And they lived in Ayyah and in the villages near it.
• Joshua 3:16the water stopped. It stopped a long way up the river, at a town called Adam. That is near Zarethan. The water going down to the Salt Sea stopped completely. So the people crossed the river near Jericho city.
• Joshua 6:1The people of Jericho had shut the gates of their city to make it safe. No one could go in or out of the city.
• Numbers 33:48They travelled from the mountains of Abarim and they made their camp in Moab beside the Jordan River. They were on the other side of the river from Jericho city.

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

Topics related to Joshua 16:7

• Ataroth
• Ephraim
• Janohah
• Naarath

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Ataroth
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Janoah
• Manasseh
• Naarath
• Ephraim (1)
• Exodus, the Book of

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