Joshua 15:4

15:4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, ¹  and ended at the sea. This was their ²  southern border.

Joshua 15:11

15:11 It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.

Joshua 16:3

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.

Joshua 16:8

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 ³  by its clans.

Joshua 19:22

19:22 Their border touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. They had sixteen cities and their towns.

Joshua 19:29

19:29 It then turned toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, ⁴  turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea near Hebel, Aczib,

Joshua 19:33

19:33 Their border started at Heleph and the oak of Zaanannim, went to Adami Nekeb, Jabneel and on to Lakkum, ⁵  and ended at the Jordan River. ⁶ 

Joshua 15:7

15:7 It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass ⁷  of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel.

Joshua 17:9

17:9 The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, ⁸  but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea.

Joshua 17:18

17:18 The whole hill country ⁹  will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. ¹⁰  You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”

Joshua 18:12

18:12 Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho ¹¹  on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven.

Joshua 18:14

18:14 It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe ¹²  of Judah. This is the western border. ¹³ 

Joshua 18:19

18:19 It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea ¹⁴  at the mouth of the Jordan River. ¹⁵  This was the southern border.

[15:4]  ¹ tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[15:4]  ² tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”

[16:8]  ³ tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim.”

[19:29]  ⁵ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[19:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “and their border was from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim, and Adami Nekeb, and Jabneel to Lakkum.”

[19:33]  ⁸ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[15:7]  ⁹ tn Or “ascent.”

[17:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”

[17:18]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.

[17:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and its limits will be yours.”

[18:12]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[18:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “sons,” here referring to the tribe.

[18:14]  ¹⁸ tn Or “side.”

[18:19]  ¹⁹ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.

[18:19]  ²⁰ tn Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (also in the following verse).