1:10 from the sons of Joseph:
from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
1:32 From the sons of Joseph:
From the descendants of Ephraim: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.
16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho 2 to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. 3 16:2 The southern border 4 extended from Bethel to Luz, 5 and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth. 16:3 It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.
16:4 Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land. 6
16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho 7 to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. 8
7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. 9 Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, 10 son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. 11 The Lord was furious with the Israelites. 12
7:8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
1 tn Heb “and they did not assign a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities [in which] to live and their pastures for their cattle and property.”
2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
3 tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”
4 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the southern border) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn In the Hebrew text the place name “Luz” has the directive ending, indicating that the border went from Bethel to Luz. Elsewhere Luz and Bethel appear to be names for the same site (cf. Judg 1:23), but here they appear to be distinct. Note that the NIV translates “from Bethel (that is, Luz)” here, following the reading of the LXX, εἰς Βαιθηλ Λουζα (eis Baiqhl Louza, “from Bethel [Luz]”).
6 tn Or “received their inheritance.”
7 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
8 tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”
9 tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the
10 tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).
11 tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the
12 tn Heb “the anger of the