Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 16

1And the lotהַגּוֹרָ֜לha.go.RalH1486of the childrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130fellוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Jordanמִיַּרְדֵּ֣ןmi.yar.DenH3383by Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,unto the waterלְמֵ֥יle.MeiH4325of Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405on the eastמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,to the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057that goeth upעֹלֶ֧ה'o.LehH5927from Jerichoמִירִיח֛וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405throughout mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022Beth–elH1008,

2And goeth outוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318from Beth–elH1008to Luzל֑וּזָהLu.zahH3870,and passeth alongוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674unto the bordersגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Archiהָאַרְכִּ֖יha.'ar.KiH757to Atarothעֲטָרֽוֹת׃a.ta.RotH5852,

3And goeth downוְיָֽרַד־ve.ya.rad-H3381westwardיָ֜מָּהYa.mahH3220to the coastגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Japhletiהַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יhai.yaf.le.TiH3311,unto the coastגְּב֧וּלge.VulH1366of Beth–horonH1032the netherתַּחְתּ֖וֹןtach.TonH8481,and to Gezerגָּ֑זֶרGa.zerH1507:and the goings outתֹצְאֹתָ֖יוto.tze.'o.tovH8444thereof are at the seaיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

4So the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimוְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,took their inheritanceוַיִּנְחֲל֥וּvai.yin.cha.LuH5157.

5And the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940was thus:even the borderגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָם֙na.cha.la.TamH5159on the east sideמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217was Ataroth–addarH5853,unto Beth–horonH1032the upperעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945;

6And the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366went outוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318toward the seaהַיָּ֗מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220to Michmethahהַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ha.mikh.me.TatH4366on the north sideמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828;and the borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366went aboutוְנָסַ֧בve.na.SavH5437eastwardמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217unto Taanath–shilohH8387,and passedוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674by it on the eastמִמִּזְרַ֖חmi.miz.RachH4217to Janohahיָנֽוֹחָה׃ya.No.chahH3239;

7And it went downוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381from Janohahמִיָּנ֖וֹחָהmi.ya.No.chahH3239to Atarothעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5852,and to Naarathוְנַעֲרָ֑תָהve.na.'a.Ra.tahH5292,and cameוּפָגַע֙u.fa.Ga'H6293to Jerichoבִּֽירִיח֔וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405,and went outוְיָצָ֖אve.ya.Tza'H3318at Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8The borderהַגְּב֥וּלha.ge.VulH1366went outH3212from Tappuahמִתַּפּ֜וּחַmi.ta.Pu.achH8599westwardיָ֙מָּה֙ya.mahH3220unto the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kanahקָנָ֔הka.NahH7071;and the goings outתֹצְאֹתָ֖יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444thereof were at the seaהַיָּ֑מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220. This isthe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תna.cha.LatH5159of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

9And the separateהַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙ha.miv.da.lOtH3995citiesוְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892for the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669wereamongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,all the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.

10And they drave not outהוֹרִ֔ישׁוּho.Ri.shuH3423the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Gezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507:but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwellוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֤רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Ephraimitesאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,and serveעֹבֵֽד׃ פ'o.VedH5647under tributeלְמַס־le.mas-H4522.

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