Joshua, 16

1. 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,

1. The land given by lot to the descendants of Joseph stretched from the Jordan opposite Jericho eastward. From Jericho onward the southern border climbed the highlands into the hill country as far as Bethel;

2. And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

2. it left Bethel and Luz and went on toward the border of the Archites of 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.

3. then it went westward to the area of the Japhletites as far as the area of Lower Beth-horon. From there it went to Gezer, and reached the Mediterranean Sea.

4. So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

4. The tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim, descendants of Joseph, divided this inheritance among themselves.

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;

5. The border of the tribe of Ephraim ran from Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,

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;

6. and it ended at the Mediterranan Sea. Michmethath was to the north. From there the border turned east towards Tanaath-shiloh and ran beyond it on the east to Janoah.

7. And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.

7. Then it went down from Janaoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and ended at the 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.

8. From Tappuah the border went westward to the stream Kanah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the land given to the tribe of Ephraim according to their clans,

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.

9. as well as the towns set apart for the Ephraimites inside the territory of the descendants of Manasseh, all those towns and 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.

10. The Canaanites living in Gezer were not driven out; they have lived among the Ephraimites to the present day, but are submitted to obligatory works.