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

5That is why Manasseh's tribe received ten parts of the land, as well as Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan. 6The daughters of Manasseh received some land, as well as his sons. They gave the land of Gilead to the other families of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh's land went from Asher to Micmethath, east of Shechem. It went south to include En Tappuah. 8Manasseh received the land near Tappuah, but the town of Tappuah belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. 9The border of Manasseh's land went down to Kanah valley and along its north side to the Mediterranean Sea. Some towns on the south of that valley belonged to Ephraim, but they were in Manasseh's land.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• was from Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• to Michmethahמִכְמְתָתmikmethâth · MichmethathH4366
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• and the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• went alongהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• on the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• unto the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of En–tappuahעֵין תַּפּוּחַ‛êyn tapûach · En-tappuahH5887

Cross-references for Joshua 17:7

• Joshua 16:6Then 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.
• Joshua 20:7So they chose these towns: 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 21:21They gave them Shechem, a safe city, in the hill country of Ephraim, as well as Gezer,
• Joshua 24:1Joshua called all the Israelite tribes to meet together at Shechem. He called the leaders of clans, the rulers, the judges and the officers to stand in front of the tabernacle.
• Genesis 34:2Hamor the Hivite ruled that region. When his son, Shechem, saw Dinah, he took hold of her. Dinah could not get free and Shechem had sex with her.
• Genesis 27:12My father may touch me. Then he will know that I am deceiving him. He will not bless me. He will curse me instead.’
• Judges 9:1Gideon's son Abimelech went to Shechem to speak to his mother's brothers. He said to them and to her family's clan,
• 1 Kings 12:1Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all the Israelites had gone there to make him king.
• 1 Chronicles 6:67Shechem (a safe city in the hill country of Ephraim), 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