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

6The daughters of Manasseh received some land, as well as his sons. They gave the land of Gilead to the other families of Manasseh. 7The border of Manasseh's land went from Asher to Micmethath, east of Shechem. It went south to include En Tappuah. Manasseh 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. 10Ephraim's land was south of the river, and Manasseh's land was to the north. Manasseh's west border was the Mediterranean Sea. Asher's land was on the north side of Manasseh's land. Issachar's land was on the east side.

Joshua 17:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• had the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Tappuahתַּפּוּחַtappûach · TappuahH8599
• on the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• to the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669

Cross-references for Joshua 17:8

• Joshua 12:17king of Tappuah, king of Hepher,
• Joshua 15:34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
• Joshua 16:8From 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.

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