New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 16

Territory of Ephraim

1Then the lotהַגּוֹרָ֜לha.go.RalH1486for the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the Jordanמִיַּרְדֵּ֣ןmi.yar.DenH3383at Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405to the watersלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405on the eastמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217intothe wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057,goingעֹלֶ֧ה'o.LehH5927up from Jerichoמִירִיח֛וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405through the hillבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022countryH2022to BethelH1008.

2It wentוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318from BethelH1008to Luzל֑וּזָהLu.zahH3870, andcontinuedוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674to the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the Architesהָאַרְכִּ֖יha.'ar.KiH757at Atarothעֲטָרֽוֹת׃a.ta.RotH5852.

3It wentH3381downוְיָֽרַד־ve.ya.rad-H3381westwardיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220to the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the Japhletitesהַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יhai.yaf.le.TiH3311,as farH5704as the territoryגְּב֧וּלge.VulH1366of lowerתַּחְתּ֖וֹןtach.TonH8481Beth-horonH1032even toGezerגָּ֑זֶרGa.zerH1507, andit endedוְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוve.ha.Yu to.tze.'o.tovH1961 H8444at the seaיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

4Thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimוְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,receivedH5157their inheritanceוַיִּנְחֲל֥וּvai.yin.cha.LuH5157.

5Now thiswas the territoryגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:the borderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָם֙na.cha.la.TamH5159eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217wasAtaroth-addarH5853,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as upperעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945Beth-horonH1032.

6Then the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318westwardהַיָּ֗מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220atMichmethathהַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ha.mikh.me.TatH4366on the northמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and the borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366turnedוְנָסַ֧בve.na.SavH5437aboutH5437eastwardמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217to Taanath-shilohH8387and continuedוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674beyondit to the eastמִמִּזְרַ֖חmi.miz.RachH4217of Janoahיָנֽוֹחָה׃ya.No.chahH3239.

7It wentH3381downוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381from Janoahמִיָּנ֖וֹחָהmi.ya.No.chahH3239to Atarothעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5852and toNaarahוְנַעֲרָ֑תָהve.na.'a.Ra.tahH5292,then reachedוּפָגַע֙u.fa.Ga'H6293Jerichoבִּֽירִיח֔וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405and cameוְיָצָ֖אve.ya.Tza'H3318out at the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8FromTappuahמִתַּפּ֜וּחַmi.ta.Pu.achH8599the borderהַגְּב֥וּלha.ge.VulH1366continuedיֵלֵ֨ךְye.LekhH1980westwardיָ֙מָּה֙ya.mahH3220to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Kanahקָנָ֔הka.NahH7071, andit endedוְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוve.ha.Yu to.tze.'o.TavH1961 H8444at the seaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220.ThisH2088is the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תna.cha.LatH5159of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,

9togetherwith the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892which were setH3995apartH3995for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.

10But they did notdriveהוֹרִ֔ישׁוּho.Ri.shuH3423out the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Gezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507, sothe Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669liveוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the midstבְּקֶ֤רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,and they becameוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961forcedH4522laborersעֹבֵֽד׃ פ'o.VedH5647 H4522.

Territory of Ephraim

Commentaries on Joshua 16