约瑟子孙分到的土地

16 约瑟的子孙抽签所得的地方是从耶利哥附近的约旦河,就是耶利哥水泉的东面开始,穿过旷野,直到伯特利山区; 又从伯特利,即路斯,沿着亚基人的边境,直到亚他绿, 然后西下至押利提人的疆土,远至伯·和仑地区,经基色直到地中海。 约瑟的儿子玛拿西和以法莲得了自己的产业。

以下是以法莲的子孙按宗族分到的土地:东面从亚他绿·亚达到上伯·和仑、 地中海,又向北至密米他,然后向东绕到他纳·示罗,到雅挪哈东部, 再到亚他绿、拿拉,经耶利哥直到约旦河; 又从他普亚往西到加拿河,直到地中海。这就是以法莲的子孙按宗族所分的产业。 此外,他们又从玛拿西人的产业中,分到部分城邑以及附近的乡村。 10 他们没有赶走住在基色的迦南人,迦南人至今还住在以法莲人当中,为他们服劳役。

約瑟子孫分到的土地

16 約瑟的子孫抽籤所得的地方是從耶利哥附近的約旦河,就是耶利哥水泉的東面開始,穿過曠野,直到伯特利山區; 又從伯特利,即路斯,沿著亞基人的邊境,直到亞他綠, 然後西下至押利提人的疆土,遠至伯·和崙地區,經基色直到地中海。 約瑟的兒子瑪拿西和以法蓮得了自己的產業。

以下是以法蓮的子孫按宗族分到的土地:東面從亞他綠·亞達到上伯·和崙、 地中海,又向北至密米他,然後向東繞到他納·示羅,到雅挪哈東部, 再到亞他綠、拿拉,經耶利哥直到約旦河; 又從他普亞往西到加拿河,直到地中海。這就是以法蓮的子孫按宗族所分的產業。 此外,他們又從瑪拿西人的產業中,分到部分城邑以及附近的鄉村。 10 他們沒有趕走住在基色的迦南人,迦南人至今還住在以法蓮人當中,為他們服勞役。

Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh

16 The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert(A) into the hill country of Bethel.(B) It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz(C)),[a] crossed over to the territory of the Arkites(D) in Ataroth,(E) descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon(F) and on to Gezer,(G) ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.(H)

This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans:

The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar(I) in the east to Upper Beth Horon(J) and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath(K) on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah(L) on the east. Then it went down from Janoah(M) to Ataroth(N) and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan. From Tappuah(O) the border went west to the Kanah Ravine(P) and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans. It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.(Q)

10 They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 16:2 Septuagint; Hebrew Bethel to Luz

Ephraim and West Manasseh

16 The lot [a]fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the (A)wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to [b]Bethel, then went out [c]from (B)Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, (C)as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to (D)Gezer; and [d]it ended at the sea.

(E)So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their [e]inheritance.

The Land of Ephraim

(F)The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was (G)Ataroth Addar (H)as far as Upper Beth Horon.

And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of (I)Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah. Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and [f]Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.

The border went out from (J)Tappuah westward to the (K)Brook Kanah, and [g]it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families. (L)The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

10 (M)And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 16:1 Lit. went out
  2. Joshua 16:1 LXX Bethel Luz
  3. Joshua 16:2 LXX to Bethel,
  4. Joshua 16:3 Lit. the goings out of it were at the sea
  5. Joshua 16:4 possession
  6. Joshua 16:7 Naaran, 1 Chr. 7:28
  7. Joshua 16:8 Lit. the goings out of it were at the sea