KJV King James Version
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;
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Joshua 16:6
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.
WEB World English Bible
The border went out westward at Michmethath on the north. The border turned about eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah.
ASV American Standard Version
and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the the north; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the border hath gone out at the sea, to Michmethah on the north, and the border hath gone round eastward to Taanath-Shiloh, and passed over it eastward to Janohah,
Surrounding context — Joshua 16
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.
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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וְיָצָ֨אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeהַגְּב֜וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryהַיָּ֗מָּהH3220 · yamseaהַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙H4366 · mikh.me.tatMichmethathמִצָּפ֔וֹןH6828 · tsa.phonnorthוְנָסַ֧בH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnהַגְּב֛וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryמִזְרָ֖חָהH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)תַּאֲנַ֣תH8387 · ta.a.nat shi.lohTaanath-shilohשִׁלֹ֑הH8387 · ta.a.nat shi.lohTaanath-shilohוְעָבַ֣רH5674 · a.varto passאוֹת֔וֹH853 · et[Obj.]מִמִּזְרַ֖חH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)יָנֽוֹחָה׃H3239 · ya.no.achJanoah
Cross-references
Joshua 17:7And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that [lieth] before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.Joshua 18:1And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
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