Focused Passage

Joshua 16:5-9

The Inheritance of Joseph: Ephraim’s Allotment and Incomplete Possession

Joseph’s descendants receive their allotted territory, Ephraim’s boundaries and cities are recorded, and the chapter ends by exposing incomplete possession at Gezer.

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5This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

6and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.

7From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.

8From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,

9along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.

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Verse 5

Original words

This wasוַיְהִ֛יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe territoryגְּב֥וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof the descendantsבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularby their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םH4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural. . .וַיְהִ֞יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularThe borderגְּב֤וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָם֙H5159Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwent from Ataroth-addarאַדָּ֔רH5853Preposition. . .עַד־H5704Prepositionin the eastמִזְרָ֔חָהH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularעַטְר֣וֹתעַטְר֣וֹתH5853Noun - proper - feminine singularto Upperעֶלְיֽוֹן׃H5945Adjective - masculine singularvvvבֵּ֥יתH1032PrepositionBeth-horonחוֹרֹ֖ןH1032Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

and out towardוְיָצָ֨אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-הַגְּב֜וּלH1366Article | Noun - masculine singularthe Seaהַיָּ֗מָּהH3220Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularFrom Michmethathהַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙H4366Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularon the northמִצָּפ֔וֹןH6828Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularitהַגְּב֛וּלH1366Article | Noun - masculine singularturnedוְנָסַ֧בH5437Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulareastwardמִזְרָ֖חָהH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularvvvתַּאֲנַ֣תH8387toward Taanath-shilohשִׁלֹ֑הH8387Noun - proper - feminine singularand passed byוְעָבַ֣רH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularitאוֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularto Janoahיָנֽוֹחָה׃H3239Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularon the eastמִמִּזְרַ֖חH4217Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 7

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From Janoahמִיָּנ֖וֹחָהH3239Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularit went downוְיָרַ֥דH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularto Atarothעֲטָר֣וֹתH5852Noun - proper - feminine singularand Naarahוְנַעֲרָ֑תָהH5292Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand then reachedוּפָגַע֙H6293Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularJerichoבִּֽירִיח֔וֹH3405Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand came outוְיָצָ֖אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularat the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 8

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From Tappuahמִתַּפּ֜וּחַH8599Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularthe borderהַגְּב֥וּלH1366Article | Noun - masculine singularwentיֵלֵ֨ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwestwardיָ֙מָּה֙H3220Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularto the Brookנַ֣חַלH5158Noun - masculine singular constructof Kanahקָנָ֔הH7071Noun - proper - feminine singularand endedוְהָי֥וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural. . .תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוH8444Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularat the Seaהַיָּ֑מָּהH3220Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularThisזֹ֗אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularwas the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תH5159Noun - feminine singular constructof the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃H4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralof the tribeמַטֵּ֥הH4294Noun - masculine singular constructvvvבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 9

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-וְהֶעָרִ֗יםH5892Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural[along] with allכָּֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine pluraland villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃H2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine pluralset apartהַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙H3995Article | Noun - feminine pluralfor the descendantsלִבְנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularwithinבְּת֖וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תH5159Noun - feminine singular constructvvvבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singular

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