Joshua 16:9

Joshua 16:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
• New International Version (NIV)It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)together with the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

Context of Joshua 16:9

7From 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. In 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. 10They did not drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, however, so the people of Gezer live as slaves among the people of Ephraim to this day.

Joshua 16:9 word by word

וְהֶעָרִ֗ים הַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּת֖וֹךְ נַחֲלַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כָּֽל־הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the separateמִבְדָּלָהmibdâlâh · separate placeH3995
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• for the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Cross-references for Joshua 16:9

• Joshua 17:9From the spring of Tappuah, the boundary of Manasseh followed the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. Several towns south of the ravine were inside Manasseh’s territory, but they actually belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.

Commentaries on Joshua 16:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And the separate cities - That is, the cities that were separated from the tribe of Manasseh to be given to Ephraim; see Joshua 17:9.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The verb “were,” introduced by the King James Version in this verse should be omitted; and the full stop after Joshua 16:8 replaced by a colon. The purport of Joshua 16:9 is simply to add to the inheritance of Ephraim, defined by the preceding context, “the separate cities” or more properly “single cities” which were allotted to them in addition within the borders of Manasseh. The reasons for granting these additional cities to the Ephraimites can only be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (Genesis 41:50–52). Half of those descended from Manasseh received their inheritance east of the Jordan River. The tribe of Ephraim and the rest of Manasseh's tribe now received their land. This made the total number of land portions twelve, fulfilling Jacob's blessing to Joseph (Genesis 49:22–26). Like Judah in the south, Joseph’s tribes led from their central position in the north.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 16:9

• Ephraim
• Manasseh

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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