KJV King James Version
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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Joshua 16:8
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From 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,
WEB World English Bible
From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;
ASV American Standard Version
From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
From Tappuah the border goeth westward unto the brook of Kanah, and its outgoings have been at the sea: this is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, for their families.
Surrounding context — 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;
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.
10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
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מִתַּפּ֜וּחַH8599 · ta.phuchTappuahיֵלֵ֨ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentהַגְּב֥וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryיָ֙מָּה֙H3220 · yamseaנַ֣חַלH5158 · na.chaltorrent: riverקָנָ֔הH7071 · qa.nahKanahוְהָי֥וּH1961 · ha.yahto beתֹצְאֹתָ֖יוH8444 · to.tsa.ahoutgoingהַיָּ֑מָּהH3220 · yamseaזֹ֗אתH2063 · zotthisנַחֲלַ֛תH5159 · na.cha.lahinheritanceמַטֵּ֥הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childאֶפְרַ֖יִםH669 · eph.ra.yimEphraimלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃H4940 · mish.pa.chahfamily
Cross-references
Joshua 17:8-9[Now] Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh [belonged] to the children of Ephraim;Numbers 34:6And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.Joshua 19:28And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;Joshua 12:17The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;Joshua 16:3-6And 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.
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