Joshua 17:7-10

17:7 The border of Manasseh went ¹  from Asher to Micmethath which is near ²  Shechem. It then went south toward those who live in Tappuah. 17:8 (The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.) 17:9 The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, ³  but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea. 17:10 Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s to the north. The sea was Manasseh’s ⁴  western border and their territory ⁵  touched Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

[17:7]  ¹ tn Heb “was.”

[17:7]  ² tn Heb “in front of”; perhaps “east of.”

[17:9]  ³ tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”

[17:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “they”; the referent (their territory) has been specified in the translation for clarity.