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

5Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan, 6for the daughters of Manasseh were assigned land among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh went from Asher to Micmethath which is near Shechem. It then went south toward those who live in Tappuah. 8(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.) 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 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 16:6It 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.
• Joshua 20:7So they selected 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 assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
• Joshua 24:1Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
• Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.
• Genesis 27:12My father may touch me! Then he’ll think I’m mocking him and I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”
• Judges 9:1Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family,
• 1 Kings 12:1Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.
• 1 Chronicles 6:67They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands (in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands,

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