Joshua 16:9

9 with the cities that were set apart for the descendants of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.

Joshua 16:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 16:9

And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim
The tribe of Ephraim, being much larger than the half tribe of Manasseh, besides the lot that fell to it, described before by its boundaries, had several particular and distinct cities given to it: which

[were] among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh;
some that were upon the borders of Ephraim, and within the territory of Manasseh, and it may be where it jetted out in a nook or corner, see ( Joshua 17:8 Joshua 17:9 ) ;

all the cities with their villages;
not the separate cities only, but the little towns adjacent to them.

Joshua 16:9 In-Context

7 Then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah; it touches Jericho and ends [at] the Jordan;

8 from Tappuah the border goes to the west, [to] the wadi of Kanah, and {it ends} at the sea. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families,

9 with the cities that were set apart for the descendants of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.

10 But they did not drive out the Canananites who were dwelling in Gezer, and so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, but they became forced laborers.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sons"
• [b]. Or "sons"