Joshua 16:8

Joshua 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
• New International Version (NIV)From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the brook Kanah and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Ephraim by their clans,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The border went out from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families.

Context of Joshua 16:8

6It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah. 7It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and extended to the Jordan River. From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim by its clans. 9Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns. 10The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.

Joshua 16:8 word by word

מִתַּפּ֜וּחַ יֵלֵ֨ךְ הַגְּב֥וּל יָ֙מָּה֙ נַ֣חַל קָנָ֔ה וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּ֑מָּה זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• went outיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• from Tappuahתַּפּוּחַtappûach · TappuahH8599
• westwardיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• unto the riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• Kanahקָנָהqânâh · KanahH7071
• and the goings outתּוֹצָאָהtôtsâ'âh tôtsâ'âh · outgoingH8444
• thereof were at the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• by their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940

Cross-references for Joshua 16:8

• Joshua 12:17the king of Tappuah (one), the king of Hepher (one),
• Joshua 17:8(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)
• Joshua 17:9The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea.
• Joshua 19:28and on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
• Joshua 16:3It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.
• Numbers 34:6“‘And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border.

Commentaries on Joshua 16:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Tappuah - This was a city in the tribe of Manasseh, and gave name to a certain district called the land of Tappuah. See Joshua 17:8. The sea - The Mediterranean, as before.Read the comment
• 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 16:8

• Ephraim
• Kanah
• Tappuah

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Euphrates River, the River
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Kanah
• Manasseh
• Tappuah
• Ephraim (1)
• Joshua (2)

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