Joshua 16:5-10

16:5 The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: ¹  The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon. 16:6 It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah. 16:7 It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, ²  and extended to the Jordan River. ³  16:8 From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim ⁴  by its clans. 16:9 Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns. ⁵ 

16:10 The Ephraimites ⁶  did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.

¹ tn Heb “The territory of the sons of Ephraim was for their clans.”

² map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

³ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the cities set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their towns.”

⁶ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Ephraimites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.