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1The land allotted to Joseph's descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. | 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. |
2The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth. | 2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth. |
3It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea. | 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. |
4Joseph's descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land. | 4So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. |
5The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon. | 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 |
6It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah. | 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. |
7It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and extended to the Jordan River. | 7From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan. |
8From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim by its clans. | 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, |
9Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh's territory, along with their towns. | 9along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh. |
10The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants. | 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. |
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