Joshua 16:7

Joshua 16:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
• New International Version (NIV)Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.

Context of Joshua 16:7

5The 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. From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River. 8From Tappuah the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. 9In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages in the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim.

Joshua 16:7 word by word

וְיָרַ֥ד מִיָּנ֖וֹחָה עֲטָר֣וֹת וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙ בִּֽירִיח֔וֹ וְיָצָ֖א הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from Janohahיָנ֫וֹחָהyânôach yânôchâh · JanoahH3239
• to Atarothעֲטָרוֹת‛ăţârôth ‛ăţârôth · AtarothH5852
• and to Naarathנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · NaarahH5292
• and cameפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• to Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• and went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: extendsH3318
• at Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for Joshua 16:7

• 1 Chronicles 7:28The descendants of Ephraim lived in the territory that included Bethel and its surrounding towns to the south, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding villages to the north as far as Ayyah and its towns.
• Joshua 3:16the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
• Joshua 6:1Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in.
• Numbers 33:48They left the mountains east of the river and camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

Commentaries on Joshua 16:7

• 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 16:7

• Ataroth
• Ephraim
• Janohah
• Naarath

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Ataroth
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Janoah
• Manasseh
• Naarath
• Ephraim (1)
• Exodus, the Book of

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