(A)Then the boundary went down to the brook Kanah. These cities, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manasseh, belong to Ephraim. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea, 10 the land to the south being Ephraim's and that to the north being Manasseh's, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar. 11 Also in Issachar and in Asher (B)Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of (C)Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of (D)Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of (E)Megiddo and its villages; (F)the third is Naphath.[a]

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  1. Joshua 17:11 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine.(A) There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. 10 On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher(B) on the north and Issachar(C) on the east.(D)

11 Within Issachar(E) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(F) Ibleam(G) and the people of Dor,(H) Endor,(I) Taanach(J) and Megiddo,(K) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(L)

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  1. Joshua 17:11 That is, Naphoth Dor