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href="/esv/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext1">The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext2">The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext3">Then the lot for the sons of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext5">The allotment for the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness ascending from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext1">It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth,</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext3">It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext5">From Bethel it went to Luz and proceeded to the border of the Archites by Ataroth.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext1">descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext3">It went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext4">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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext5">It then descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext1">So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext2">The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext3">The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext4">So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext5">So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/16.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext1">This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext2">The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext3">Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was <i>thus</i>: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext5">This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar on the east of Upper Beth-horon. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext1">and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah on the east.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext2">and the boundary goes from there to the sea. On the north is Michmethath. Then on the east the boundary turns around toward Taanath-shiloh and passes along beyond it on the east to Janoah,</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext3">Then the border went westward at Michmethath on the north, and the border turned about eastward to Taanath-shiloh and continued beyond it to the east of Janoah.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext4">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;</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext5">In the north the border went westward from Michmethath; it turned eastward from Taanath-shiloh and passed it east of Janoah. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext2">then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext3">It went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext5">From Janoah it descended to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and went to the Jordan. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext1">From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext2">From Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the brook Kanah and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Ephraim by their clans,</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext3">From Tappuah the border continued westward to the brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families,</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext4">The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This <i>is</i> the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext5">From Tappuah the border went westward along the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans, together with</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext1">It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext2">together with the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext3">together with the cities which were set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim <i>were</i> among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext5">the cities set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh--all these cities with their villages. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext1">They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext2">However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext3">But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext4">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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext5">But, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. 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