Joshua 16
King James Version
16 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
Joshua 16
New King James Version
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, 2 then went out [c]from (B)Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, 3 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.
4 (E)So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their [e]inheritance.
The Land of Ephraim
5 (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.
6 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. 7 Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and [f]Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.
8 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. 9 (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
- Joshua 16:1 Lit. went out
- Joshua 16:1 LXX Bethel Luz
- Joshua 16:2 LXX to Bethel,
- Joshua 16:3 Lit. the goings out of it were at the sea
- Joshua 16:4 possession
- Joshua 16:7 Naaran, 1 Chr. 7:28
- Joshua 16:8 Lit. the goings out of it were at the sea
Josua 16
Hoffnung für Alle
Die Südgrenze der Stämme Ephraim und Manasse
16 Für die Nachkommen von Josef bestimmte das Los folgendes Gebiet: Die Grenze begann am Jordan auf der Höhe von Jericho und führte über die Quellen östlich der Stadt durch die Wüste hinauf ins Bergland von Bethel. 2 Sie verlief weiter durch Lus zum Gebiet der Arkiter nach Atarot. 3 Dann führte sie in westlicher Richtung hinab in die Gegend der Jafletiter und durch das untere Bet-Horon, bis sie hinter Geser das Mittelmeer erreichte. 4 Dies war die Südgrenze des Gebiets, das den Stämmen Ephraim und Manasse, den Nachkommen von Josef, zugeteilt wurde.
Das Gebiet des Stammes Ephraim
5 Der Stamm Ephraim mit seinen Sippen erhielt folgendes Gebiet: Seine Südgrenze führte über Atrot-Addar und das obere Bet-Horon 6-8 bis zum Mittelmeer. Die nördliche Grenze verlief vom Mittelmeer entlang dem Bach Kana hinauf nach Tappuach. Von dort führte sie ein Stück nordwärts nach Michmetat, wo sie sich wieder in Richtung Osten nach Taanat-Silo und Janoach wandte. Die Ostgrenze ging von Janoach über Atarot ins westliche Jordantal hinab, folgte dem Talverlauf über Naara bis Jericho und endete dort am Jordan. Diese Grenzen umschlossen das Gebiet Ephraims und seiner Sippen. 9 Dazu kamen noch die Städte und Dörfer, die dem Stamm zugesprochen wurden, obwohl sie im Gebiet Manasses lagen. 10 Die Männer von Ephraim vertrieben die Kanaaniter nicht, die in Geser wohnten. Ihre Nachkommen leben noch heute dort, müssen jedoch für die Israeliten Fronarbeit leisten.
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