Joshua 16

1 The boundary for the allocation of the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan near Jericho, then east of the springs of Jericho and through the wilderness from Jericho up into the hill country of Bethel.

and to come out: extends [the] allotted to/for son: descendant/people Joseph from Jordan Jericho to/for water Jericho east [to] [the] wilderness to ascend: rise from Jericho in/on/with mountain: hill country Bethel Bethel

2 From Bethel (or Luz) it continued to the border of Ataroth the Arkite.

and to come out: extends from Bethel Bethel Luz [to] and to pass to(wards) border: area [the] Archite Ataroth

3 Then it descended west to the border of the Japhletites and the border of Lower Beth-horon, on up to Gezer, and then out to the sea.

and to go down sea: west [to] to(wards) border: area [the] Japhletite till border: area (Lower) Beth-horon (Lower) Beth-horon Lower (Beth Horon) and till Gezer and to be (outgoing his *QK) sea [to]

4 This was the allocation received by the descendants of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh.

and to inherit son: descendant/people Joseph Manasseh and Ephraim

5 This was the territory allocated to the tribe of Ephraim, by families. The boundary of their allocation ran from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

and to be border: area son: descendant/people Ephraim to/for family their and to be border: boundary inheritance their east [to] Ataroth-addar Ataroth-addar till (Upper) Beth-horon (Upper) Beth-horon Upper (Beth Horon)

6 and then on to the sea. From Michmethath in the north the boundary turned east passing Taanath-shiloh to the east of Janoah.

and to come out: extends [the] border: boundary [the] sea [to] [the] Michmethath from north and to turn: turn [the] border: boundary east [to] Taanath-shiloh Taanath-shiloh and to pass [obj] him from east Janoah

7 From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, then touched Jericho and ended at the Jordan.

and to go down from Janoah Ataroth and Naarah [to] and to fall on in/on/with Jericho and to come out: extends [the] Jordan

8 From Tappuah the boundary ran west to the Brook of Kanah and then out to the sea. This was the land allotted to the tribe of Ephraim, by families.

from Tappuah to go: went [the] border: boundary sea: west [to] torrent: river Kanah and to be outgoing his [the] sea [to] this inheritance tribe son: descendant/people Ephraim to/for family their

9 Also some towns with their associated villages that lay in the land allotted to the tribe of Manasseh were assigned to the tribe of Ephraim.

and [the] city [the] separate place to/for son: descendant/people Ephraim in/on/with midst inheritance son: descendant/people Manasseh all [the] city and village their

10 However, they did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites live among the tribe of Ephraim to this very day, but as forced laborers.

and not to possess: take [obj] [the] Canaanite [the] to dwell in/on/with Gezer and to dwell [the] Canaanite in/on/with entrails: among Ephraim till [the] day: today [the] this and to be to/for taskworker to serve: labour