KJV King James Version
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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Joshua 16:5
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This 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
WEB World English Bible
This was the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families. The border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth Addar, to Beth Horon the upper.
ASV American Standard Version
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families; and the border of their inheritance is on the east, Atroth-Addar unto Beth-Horon the upper;
Surrounding context — Joshua 16
2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took 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;
6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
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וַיְהִ֛יH1961 · ha.yahto beגְּב֥וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childאֶפְרַ֖יִםH669 · eph.ra.yimEphraimלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyוַיְהִ֞יH1961 · ha.yahto beגְּב֤וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryנַחֲלָתָם֙H5159 · na.cha.lahinheritanceמִזְרָ֔חָהH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)עַטְר֣וֹתH5853 · at.rot ad.darAtaroth-addarאַדָּ֔רH5853 · at.rot ad.darAtaroth-addarעַד־H5704 · adtillבֵּ֥יתH1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonחוֹרֹ֖ןH1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonעֶלְיֽוֹן׃H5945 · el.yonhigh
Cross-references
Joshua 18:13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which [is] Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that [lieth] on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.Joshua 16:2And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
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