Chapter 16
Ephraim’s Inheritance
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The 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 vvv of Bethel.
𐤄𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇𐤄 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤌𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 𐤁𐤄𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋
הַגּוֹרָ֜ל לִבְנֵ֤י יוֹסֵף֙ וַיֵּצֵ֨א מִיַּרְדֵּ֣ן יְרִיח֔וֹ לְמֵ֥י יְרִיח֖וֹ מִזְרָ֑חָה הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר עֹלֶ֧ה מִירִיח֛וֹ בָּהָ֖ר בֵּֽית־ אֵֽל׃ hag·gō·w·rāl liḇ·nê yō·w·sêp̄ way·yê·ṣê mî·yar·dên yə·rî·ḥōw lə·mê yə·rî·ḥōw miz·rā·ḥāh ham·miḏ·bār ‘ō·leh mî·rî·ḥōw bā·hār bêṯ- ’êl — WLC · 1
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It went on from Bethel ([that is,] Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤅𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕
וְיָצָ֥א מִבֵּֽית־ אֵ֖ל ל֑וּזָה וְעָבַ֛ר אֶל־ גְּב֥וּל הָאַרְכִּ֖י עֲטָרֽוֹת׃ wə·yā·ṣā mib·bêṯ- ’êl lū·zāh wə·‘ā·ḇar ’el- gə·ḇūl hā·’ar·kî ‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ — WLC · 2
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Then 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.
𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃 𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉 𐤏𐤃 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤍 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤂𐤆𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤉𐤌𐤄
וְיָֽרַד־ יָ֜מָּה אֶל־ גְּב֣וּל הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י עַ֣ד גְּב֧וּל בֵּית־ תַּחְתּ֖וֹן חוֹרֹ֛ן וְעַד־ גָּ֑זֶר וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתוֹ יָֽמָּה׃ wə·yā·raḏ- yām·māh ’el- gə·ḇūl hay·yap̄·lê·ṭî ‘aḏ gə·ḇūl bêṯ- taḥ·tō·wn ḥō·w·rōn wə·‘aḏ- gā·zer wə·hā·yū ṯō·ṣə·ʾō·ṯō yām·māh — WLC · 3
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So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.
𐤅𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅
וְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנֵי־ יוֹסֵ֖ף וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ wə·’ep̄·rā·yim mə·naš·šeh ḇə·nê- yō·w·sêp̄ way·yin·ḥă·lū — WLC · 4
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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 vvv Beth-horon
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤃𐤓 𐤏𐤃 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇𐤄 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍
וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי־ אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל נַחֲלָתָם֙ אַדָּ֔ר עַד־ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְר֣וֹת עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן way·hî gə·ḇūl bə·nê- ’ep̄·ra·yim lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām way·hî gə·ḇūl na·ḥă·lā·ṯām ’ad·dār ‘aḏ- miz·rā·ḥāh ‘aṭ·rō·wṯ ‘el·yō·wn bêṯ ḥō·w·rōn — WLC · 5
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and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward vvv toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.
𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤄𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤕 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤍𐤎𐤁 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇𐤄 𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤕 𐤔𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤅 𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇𐤄 𐤌𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇
וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל הַיָּ֗מָּה הַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ מִצָּפ֔וֹן הַגְּב֛וּל וְנָסַ֧ב מִזְרָ֖חָה תַּאֲנַ֣ת שִׁלֹ֑ה וְעָבַ֣ר אוֹת֔וֹ יָנֽוֹחָה׃ מִמִּזְרַ֖ח wə·yā·ṣā hag·gə·ḇūl hay·yām·māh ham·miḵ·mə·ṯāṯ miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn hag·gə·ḇūl wə·nā·saḇ miz·rā·ḥāh ta·’ă·naṯ ši·lōh wə·‘ā·ḇar ’ō·w·ṯōw yā·nō·w·ḥāh mim·miz·raḥ — WLC · 6
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From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤐𐤂𐤏 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤄𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍
מִיָּנ֖וֹחָה וְיָרַ֥ד עֲטָר֣וֹת וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙ בִּֽירִיח֔וֹ וְיָצָ֖א הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ mî·yā·nō·w·ḥāh wə·yā·raḏ ‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ wə·na·‘ă·rā·ṯāh ū·p̄ā·ḡa‘ bî·rî·ḥōw wə·yā·ṣā hay·yar·dên — WLC · 7
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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 vvv of Ephraim,
𐤌𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤇 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤍𐤇𐤋 𐤒𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕𐤌 𐤌𐤈𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
מִתַּפּ֜וּחַ הַגְּב֥וּל יֵלֵ֨ךְ יָ֙מָּה֙ נַ֣חַל קָנָ֔ה וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּ֑מָּה זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־ אֶפְרַ֖יִם mit·tap·pū·aḥ hag·gə·ḇūl yê·lêḵ yām·māh na·ḥal qā·nāh wə·hā·yū ṯō·ṣə·’ō·ṯāw hay·yām·māh zōṯ na·ḥă·laṯ lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām maṭ·ṭêh ḇə·nê- ’ep̄·ra·yim — WLC · 8
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- [along] with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance vvv of Manasseh.
𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄
וְהֶעָרִ֗ים כָּֽל־ הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ הַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּת֖וֹךְ נַחֲלַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־ מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה wə·he·‘ā·rîm kāl- he·‘ā·rîm wə·ḥaṣ·rê·hen ham·miḇ·dā·lō·wṯ liḇ·nê ’ep̄·ra·yim bə·ṯō·wḵ na·ḥă·laṯ bə·nê- mə·naš·šeh — WLC · 9
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But 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.
𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤂𐤆𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤋𐤌𐤎 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤐
וְלֹ֣א הוֹרִ֔ישׁוּ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב בְּקֶ֤רֶב אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ עַד־ הַזֶּ֔ה הַיּ֣וֹם וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־ עֹבֵֽד׃פ wə·lō hō·w·rî·šū ’eṯ- hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî hay·yō·wō·šêḇ bə·ḡā·zer hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî way·yê·šeḇ bə·qe·reḇ ’ep̄·ra·yim ‘aḏ- haz·zeh hay·yō·wm way·hî lə·mas- ‘ō·ḇêḏ — WLC · 10