New King James Version
Joshua 16:5
5The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon.
Joshua 16:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;
- New International Version (NIV)This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon
- English Standard Version (ESV)The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The following territory was given to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. The boundary of their homeland began at Ataroth-addar in the east. From there it ran to Upper Beth-horon,
Context of Joshua 16:5
3and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea. 4So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon. 6And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah. 7Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.
Read all of Joshua 16Joshua 16:5 word by word
וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל נַחֲלָתָם֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְר֣וֹת אַדָּ֔ר עַד־בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
- according to their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- even the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- of their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- on the east sideמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
- was Ataroth–addarעַטְרוֹת אַדָּר‛aţrôth 'addâr · Ataroth-addarH5853
- unto Beth–horonבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
- the upperעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Upper (Beth Horon)H5945
Cross-references for Joshua 16:5
- Joshua 16:2then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth,
- Joshua 18:13The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth Addar, near the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Beth Horon.
Commentaries on Joshua 16:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Ataroth-addar - See the note on Joshua 16:2. Beth-horon the upper - The situation of this town is little known. It was eastward of Beth-horon the nether, and consequently not far from it.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 16:5
In the dictionaries
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
New King James Version — © 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc
Commentaries