GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 The lot was drawn for Joseph. The border of Joseph's territory goes from the Jordan River at Jericho to the springs of Jericho on the east, through the desert that goes up from Jericho, and through the mountains to Bethel.
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The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.
2 From Bethel the border goes to Luz and over to Ataroth at the border of the Archites.
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It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth,
3 Then it descends west to the border of Japhlet and Lower Beth Horon, on to Gezer, and ends at the Mediterranean Sea.
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descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
4 So Joseph's sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, received this land as their inheritance.
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So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.
5 This is the territory for the families descended from Ephraim. The eastern border of the land they inherited is from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon.
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This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon
6 From there the border goes west, with Michmethath on the north. The border then turns east to Taanath Shiloh and passes east to Janoah.
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and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah on the east.
7 From Janoah it descends to Ataroth and Naarah, touches Jericho, and ends at the Jordan River.
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Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
8 At Tappuah the border goes west along the Kanah River and ends at the Mediterranean Sea. This is the land given as an inheritance to the families of the tribe of Ephraim
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From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans.
9 with all the cities and their villages selected for Ephraim in Manasseh's territory.
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It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.
10 However, they did not force out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are required to do forced labor.
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They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.
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