Joshua 16:5

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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Joshua 16:5

3Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea. 4This was the homeland allocated to the families of Joseph’s sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 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, 6then on to the Mediterranean Sea. From Micmethath on the north, the boundary curved eastward past Taanath-shiloh to the east of Janoah. 7From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River.

Joshua 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 16:2From Bethel (that is, Luz) it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites.
• Joshua 18:13From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south 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

• Ataroth
• Beth-Horon
• Ephraim

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Ataroth-Addar
• Beth-Horon
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Horonite
• Manasseh
• Ataroth
• 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