| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. | 1Then the lot for the sons of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel. |
| 2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth. | 2It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth. |
| 3Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea. | 3It went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer, and it ended at the sea. |
| 4So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. | 4The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. |
| 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 | 5Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as 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. | 6Then the border went westward at Michmethath on the north, and the border turned about eastward to Taanath-shiloh and continued beyond it to the east of Janoah. |
| 7From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan. | 7It went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, 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, | 8From Tappuah the border continued westward to the brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families, |
| 9along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh. | 9together with the cities which were set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. |
| 10But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers. | 10But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers. |
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