God’s Word Translation
Joshua 16:7
7From Janoah it descends to Ataroth and Naarah, touches Jericho, and ends at the Jordan River.
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
5This is the territory for the families descended from Ephraim. The eastern border of the land they inherited is from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon. 6From there the border goes west, with Michmethath on the north. The border then turns east to Taanath Shiloh and passes east to Janoah. From Janoah it descends to Ataroth and Naarah, touches Jericho, and ends at the Jordan River. 8At Tappuah the border goes west along the Kanah River and ends at the Mediterranean Sea. This is the land given as an inheritance to the families of the tribe of Ephraim 9with all the cities and their villages selected for Ephraim in Manasseh’s territory.
Read all of Joshua 16Joshua 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 7:28The land and homes of Ephraim’s descendants were in Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer with its villages to the west, Shechem and its villages, and as far as Gaza and its villages.
- Joshua 3:16the water, the water stopped flowing from upstream. The water rose up like a dam as far away as the city of Adam near Zarethan. The water flowing down toward the Sea of the Plains (the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. Then the people crossed from the east side ⌞of the Jordan River⌟ directly opposite Jericho.
- Joshua 6:1Jericho was bolted and barred shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one could enter or leave.
- Numbers 33:48They moved from the Abarim Mountains and set up camp on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.
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
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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
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