Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from the Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel,
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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.
2 and goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of the Archites to Ataroth,
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From Bethel the border goes to Luz and over to Ataroth at the border of the Archites.
3 and goeth down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Bethhoron the Nether and to Gezer; and the boundaries thereof are at the sea.
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Then it descends west to the border of Japhlet and Lower Beth Horon, on to Gezer, and ends at the Mediterranean Sea.
4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh, and Ephraim took their inheritance.
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So Joseph's sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, received this land as their inheritance.
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.
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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.
6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethath on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
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From there the border goes west, with Michmethath on the north. The border then turns east to Taanath Shiloh and passes east to Janoah.
7 and it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and came to Jericho and went out at the Jordan.
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From Janoah it descends to Ataroth and Naarah, touches Jericho, and ends at the Jordan River.
8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the River Kanah; and the boundaries thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
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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
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.
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with all the cities and their villages selected for Ephraim in Manasseh's territory.
10 And they drove not out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day and serve under tribute.
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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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