Joshua 15:56-63
Common English Bible
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. In total: ten cities and their surrounding areas.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon. In total: six cities and their surrounding areas.
Tekoah, Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), Peor, Etam, Koulon, Tatam, Sores, Karem, Gallim, Bether, and Manahath. In total: eleven cities and their surrounding areas.[a]
60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah. In total: two cities and their surrounding areas.
61 In the desert: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan (the Salt City), and En-gedi. In total: six cities and their surrounding areas.
63 But the people of Judah couldn’t remove the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So today the Jebusites still live along with the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
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- Joshua 15:59 LXX; MT lacks Tekoa, Ephrathah … surrounding areas.
Joshua 15:56-63
New International Version
56 Jezreel,(A) Jokdeam, Zanoah,(B) 57 Kain, Gibeah(C) and Timnah(D)—ten towns and their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth Zur,(E) Gedor,(F) 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.[a]
60 Kiriath Baal(G) (that is, Kiriath Jearim(H)) and Rabbah(I)—two towns and their villages.
61 In the wilderness:(J)
Beth Arabah,(K) Middin, Sekakah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi(L)—six towns and their villages.
63 Judah could not(M) dislodge the Jebusites(N), who were living in Jerusalem;(O) to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.(P)
Footnotes
- Joshua 15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).
Joshua 16:1-2
Common English Bible
Ephraim
16 The land determined by lot for the people of Joseph went out from the Jordan near Jericho eastward to the waters of Jericho. It went up by the desert from Jericho to the Bethel highlands. 2 It goes from Bethel to Luz and passes on to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.
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Joshua 16:1-2
New International Version
Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh
Footnotes
- Joshua 16:2 Septuagint; Hebrew Bethel to Luz
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