Joshua 16
The allotment of land to the descendants of Joseph, specifically Ephraim, is described with detailed borders from the Jordan at Jericho through the hill country to the sea; Ephraim fails to drive out the Canaanites in Gezer, subjecting them to forced labor instead.[1][4]
Interlinear Text
And went out
and he went forth
the lot
the lot-stone
for sons of
to the sons
Joseph
He-Will-Add
from Jordan
from the Descender
Jericho
Moon-City (Jericho)
to waters of
for the waters of
Jericho
Moon-City (Jericho)
eastward
toward the sunrise-place
the wilderness
the driven-open wilderness
going up
one ascending
from Jericho
from Yeriḥo (Moon-City)
the hill country
in the mountain
house of
House-of-ʾEl
Bethel
toward
Verse 1
וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀
vayetse
And went out
and he went forth
HC/Vqw3ms
הַ/גּוֹרָ֜ל
𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋
hagoral
the lot
the lot-stone
HTd/Ncmsa
לִ/בְנֵ֤י
𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉
liveney
Bene (Bemba)
for sons of
to the sons
HR/Ncmpc
יוֹסֵף֙
𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐
yosef
Joseph
He-Will-Add
HNp
מִ/יַּרְדֵּ֣ן
𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍
miyareden
from Jordan
from the Descender
HR/Np
יְרִיח֔וֹ
𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
yericho
Jericho
Moon-City (Jericho)
HNp
לְ/מֵ֥י
𐤋/𐤌𐤉
lemey
Amanzi (Zulu)
to waters of
for the waters of
HR/Ncmpc
יְרִיח֖וֹ
𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
yericho-2
Jericho
Moon-City (Jericho)
HNp
מִזְרָ֑חָ/ה
𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄
mizerachah
eastward
toward the sunrise-place
HNcmsa/Sd
הַ/מִּדְבָּ֗ר
𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓
hamidebar
the wilderness
the driven-open wilderness
HTd/Ncmsa
עֹלֶ֧ה
𐤏𐤋𐤄
oleh
going up
one ascending
HVqrmsa
מִ/ירִיח֛וֹ
𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
miricho
from Jericho
from Yeriḥo (Moon-City)
HR/Np
בָּ/הָ֖ר
𐤁/𐤄𐤓
bahar
the hill country
in the mountain
HRd/Ncmsa
בֵּֽית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
house of
House-of-ʾEl
HNp
אֵֽל
𐤀𐤋
el
Bethel
toward
HNp
and it went out
and he went out
from Bethel
from the house of
El
toward
to Luz
Luz-ward
and passed
and he crossed over
to
toward
the border
boundary-of
of the Archites
the Longite
Ataroth
Crowns
Verse 2
וְ/יָצָ֥א
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀
veyatsa
and it went out
and he went out
HC/Vqq3ms
מִ/בֵּֽית
𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕
mibeyt
from Bethel
from the house of
HR/Np
אֵ֖ל
𐤀𐤋
el
El
toward
HNp
ל֑וּזָ/ה
𐤋𐤅𐤆/𐤄
luzah
to Luz
Luz-ward
HNp/Sd
וְ/עָבַ֛ר
𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓
veavar
and passed
and he crossed over
HC/Vqq3ms
אֶל
𐤀𐤋
el-2
to
toward
HR
גְּב֥וּל
𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
gevul
the border
boundary-of
HNcmsc
הָ/אַרְכִּ֖י
𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤊𐤉
haareki
of the Archites
the Longite
HTd/Ngmsa
עֲטָרֽוֹת
𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕
atarot
Ataroth
Crowns
HNp
and it descended
and he went down
westward
sea-ward
to
toward
the border
boundary-of
of the Japhletites
the Deliverance-clansman
as far as
up to the boundary of
the border
boundary-of
Beth
house-of
horon
Beth-Horon (House of the Hollow)
the lower
the under-most (masculine singular)
and to
and unto (the limit of)
Gezer
Cutting-Place (Gezer)
and were
and they will come-to-be
its goings out
his goings-out
its exits
his goings-forth
to the sea
sea-ward
Verse 3
וְ/יָֽרַד
𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃
veyarad
and it descended
and he went down
HC/Vqq3ms
יָ֜מָּ/ה
𐤉𐤌/𐤄
yamah
westward
sea-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
אֶל
𐤀𐤋
el
to
toward
HR
גְּב֣וּל
𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
gevul
the border
boundary-of
HNcmsc
הַ/יַּפְלֵטִ֗י
𐤄/𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉
hayafeleti
of the Japhletites
the Deliverance-clansman
HTd/Ngmsa
עַ֣ד
𐤏𐤃
ad
as far as
up to the boundary of
HR
גְּב֧וּל
𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
gevul-2
the border
boundary-of
HNcmsc
בֵּית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
Beth
house-of
HNp
חוֹרֹ֛ן
𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍
choron
horon
Beth-Horon (House of the Hollow)
HNp
תַּחְתּ֖וֹן
𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤍
tacheton
the lower
the under-most (masculine singular)
HAamsa
וְ/עַד
𐤅/𐤏𐤃
vead
and to
and unto (the limit of)
HC/R
גָּ֑זֶר
𐤂𐤆𐤓
gazer
Gezer
Cutting-Place (Gezer)
HNp
וְ/הָי֥וּ
𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅
vehayu
and were
and they will come-to-be
HC/Vqq3cp
תצאת/ו
𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤅
ttstv
its goings out
his goings-out
HNcfpc/Sp3ms
תֹצְאֹתָ֖י/ו
𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅
totseotayv
its exits
his goings-forth
HNcfpc/Sp3ms
יָֽמָּ/ה
𐤉𐤌/𐤄
yamah-2
to the sea
sea-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
And they received
and they took possession as an inheritance
sons of
builder-sons
Joseph
He-Will-Add
Manasseh
He-Who-Causes-to-Forget
and Ephraim
and Double-Fruit
Verse 4
וַ/יִּנְחֲל֥וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅
vayinechalu
And they received
and they took possession as an inheritance
HC/Vqw3mp
בְנֵי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
veney
Bene (Bemba)
sons of
builder-sons
HNcmpc
יוֹסֵ֖ף
𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐
yosef
Joseph
He-Will-Add
HNp
מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה
𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄
menasheh
Manasseh
He-Who-Causes-to-Forget
HNp
וְ/אֶפְרָֽיִם
𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
veeferayim
and Ephraim
and Double-Fruit
HC/Np
And it was
And he became
the border
boundary-of
of sons
builder-sons
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
according to their families
according to their clan-groups
and it was
And he became
border
boundary-of
of their inheritance
their allotted-possession
eastward
toward the sunrise-place
Ataroth
Crowns (of Addar)
Addar
Majestic-One (Adar)
to
up to the boundary of
Beth
house-of
Horon
Beth-Horon (House of the Hollow)
the upper
Lofty One
Verse 5
וַ/יְהִ֛י
𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉
vayehi
And it was
And he became
HC/Vqw3ms
גְּב֥וּל
𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
gevul
the border
boundary-of
HNcmsc
בְּנֵֽי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
beney
Bene (Bemba)
of sons
builder-sons
HNcmpc
אֶפְרַ֖יִם
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
HNp
לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌
lemishepechotam
according to their families
according to their clan-groups
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
וַ/יְהִ֞י
𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉
vayehi-2
and it was
And he became
HC/Vqw3ms
גְּב֤וּל
𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
gevul-2
border
boundary-of
HNcmsc
נַחֲלָתָ/ם֙
𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤌
nachalatam
of their inheritance
their allotted-possession
HNcfsc/Sp3mp
מִזְרָ֔חָ/ה
𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄
mizerachah
eastward
toward the sunrise-place
HNcmsa/Sd
עַטְר֣וֹת
𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕
aterot
Ataroth
Crowns (of Addar)
HNp
אַדָּ֔ר
𐤀𐤃𐤓
adar
Addar
Majestic-One (Adar)
HNp
עַד
𐤏𐤃
ad
to
up to the boundary of
HR
בֵּ֥ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
Beth
house-of
HNp
חוֹרֹ֖ן
𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍
choron
Horon
Beth-Horon (House of the Hollow)
HNp
עֶלְיֽוֹן
𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍
eleyon
the upper
Lofty One
HAamsa
and went out
and he went out
the border
the boundary-line
to the sea
toward the sea
Michmethath
the Concealment
on the north
from the hidden-quarter (north)
and turned about
and he circled about
the border
the boundary-line
eastward
toward the sunrise-place
Taanath
Meeting-place of Shiloh
Shiloh
Shiloh (Place of Tranquility)
and passed
and he crossed over
it
him
on the east
from the sunrise-place
of Janoah
toward Resting-Place
Verse 6
וְ/יָצָ֨א
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀
veyatsa
and went out
and he went out
HC/Vqq3ms
הַ/גְּב֜וּל
𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
hagevul
the border
the boundary-line
HTd/Ncmsa
הַ/יָּ֗מָּ/ה
𐤄/𐤉𐤌/𐤄
hayamah
to the sea
toward the sea
HTd/Ncmsa/Sd
הַֽ/מִּכְמְתָת֙
𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤕
hamikhemetat
Michmethath
the Concealment
HTd/Np
מִ/צָּפ֔וֹן
𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍
mitsafon
on the north
from the hidden-quarter (north)
HR/Ncfsa
וְ/נָסַ֧ב
𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤁
venasav
and turned about
and he circled about
HC/VNq3ms
הַ/גְּב֛וּל
𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
hagevul-2
the border
the boundary-line
HTd/Ncmsa
מִזְרָ֖חָ/ה
𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄
mizerachah
eastward
toward the sunrise-place
HNcmsa/Sd
תַּאֲנַ֣ת
𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤕
taanat
Taanath
Meeting-place of Shiloh
HNp
שִׁלֹ֑ה
𐤔𐤋𐤄
shiloh
Shiloh
Shiloh (Place of Tranquility)
HNp
וְ/עָבַ֣ר
𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓
veavar
and passed
and he crossed over
HC/Vqq3ms
אוֹת֔/וֹ
𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅
oto
it
him
HTo/Sp3ms
מִ/מִּזְרַ֖ח
𐤌/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇
mimizerach
on the east
from the sunrise-place
HR/Ncmsc
יָנֽוֹחָ/ה
𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇/𐤄
yanochah
of Janoah
toward Resting-Place
HNp/Sd
and it went down
and he went down
from Janoah
from Resting-Place
Ataroth
Crowns
and Naarah
and Young-Woman (Naarah)
and reached
and he encountered
Jericho
in Moon-City
and went out
and he went out
the Jordan
the Descender
Verse 7
וְ/יָרַ֥ד
𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃
veyarad
and it went down
and he went down
HC/Vqq3ms
מִ/יָּנ֖וֹחָ/ה
𐤌/𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇/𐤄
miyanochah
from Janoah
from Resting-Place
HR/Np/Sd
עֲטָר֣וֹת
𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕
atarot
Ataroth
Crowns
HNp
וְ/נַעֲרָ֑תָ/ה
𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤕/𐤄
venaaratah
and Naarah
and Young-Woman (Naarah)
HC/Np/Sd
וּ/פָגַע֙
𐤅/𐤐𐤂𐤏
ufaga
and reached
and he encountered
HC/Vqq3ms
בִּֽ/ירִיח֔וֹ
𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
biricho
Jericho
in Moon-City
HR/Np
וְ/יָצָ֖א
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀
veyatsa
and went out
and he went out
HC/Vqq3ms
הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן
𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍
hayareden
the Jordan
the Descender
HTd/Np
From Tappuah
from Tappuach (Apple-place)
went out
he will walk onward
the border
the boundary-line
westward
sea-ward
brook
winter-torrent valley
Kanah
he acquired
and were
and they will come-to-be
its goings out
his goings-forth
at the sea
toward the sea
this
this (feminine singular)
inheritance
inheritance of
tribe
branch-staff
sons of
builder-sons
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
according to their families
according to their clan-groups
Verse 8
מִ/תַּפּ֜וּחַ
𐤌/𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤇
mitapucha
From Tappuah
from Tappuach (Apple-place)
HR/Np
יֵלֵ֨ךְ
𐤉𐤋𐤊
yelekhe
went out
he will walk onward
HVqi3ms
הַ/גְּב֥וּל
𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
hagevul
the border
the boundary-line
HTd/Ncmsa
יָ֨מָּ/ה֙
𐤉𐤌/𐤄
yamah
westward
sea-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
נַ֣חַל
𐤍𐤇𐤋
nachal
brook
winter-torrent valley
HNcmsc
קָנָ֔ה
𐤒𐤍𐤄
qanah
Kanah
he acquired
HNp
וְ/הָי֥וּ
𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅
vehayu
and were
and they will come-to-be
HC/Vqq3cp
תֹצְאֹתָ֖י/ו
𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅
totseotayv
its goings out
his goings-forth
HNcfpc/Sp3ms
הַ/יָּ֑מָּ/ה
𐤄/𐤉𐤌/𐤄
hayamah
at the sea
toward the sea
HTd/Ncmsa/Sd
זֹ֗את
𐤆𐤀𐤕
zot
this
this (feminine singular)
HPdxfs
נַחֲלַ֛ת
𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕
nachalat
inheritance
inheritance of
HNcfsc
מַטֵּ֥ה
𐤌𐤈𐤄
mateh
tribe
branch-staff
HNcmsc
בְנֵי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
veney
Bene (Bemba)
sons of
builder-sons
HNcmpc
אֶפְרַ֖יִם
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
HNp
לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽ/ם
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌
lemishepechotam
according to their families
according to their clan-groups
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
and-the-cities
and the watch-cities
the-separated
the separations
for-sons-of
to the sons
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
in-midst-of
in the midst of
inheritance-of
inheritance of
sons-of
builder-sons
Manasseh
He-Who-Causes-to-Forget
all
whole-of
the-cities
the guarded cities
and-courts-of-them
and their enclosed courts
Verse 9
וְ/הֶ/עָרִ֗ים
𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
vehearim
and-the-cities
and the watch-cities
HC/Td/Ncfpa
הַ/מִּבְדָּלוֹת֙
𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕
hamivedalot
the-separated
the separations
HTd/Ncfpa
לִ/בְנֵ֣י
𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉
liveney
Bene (Bemba)
for-sons-of
to the sons
HR/Ncmpc
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
HNp
בְּ/ת֖וֹךְ
𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊
betokhe
in-midst-of
in the midst of
HR/Ncmsc
נַחֲלַ֣ת
𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕
nachalat
inheritance-of
inheritance of
HNcfsc
בְּנֵֽי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
beney
Bene (Bemba)
sons-of
builder-sons
HNcmpc
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄
menasheh
Manasseh
He-Who-Causes-to-Forget
HNp
כָּֽל
𐤊𐤋
kal
all
whole-of
HNcmsc
הֶ/עָרִ֖ים
𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
hearim
the-cities
the guarded cities
HTd/Ncfpa
וְ/חַצְרֵי/הֶֽן
𐤅/𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤍
vechatsereyhen
and-courts-of-them
and their enclosed courts
HC/Ncbpc/Sp3fp
and not
and not
they dispossessed
they caused to dispossess
[direct object marker]
(definite object-marker)
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite (Lowlander)
dwelling
the one dwelling
in Gezer
in Cut-Place (Gezer)
and dwelt
and he settled down
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite (Lowlander)
in the midst of
in the inner midst of
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
until
up to the boundary of
the day
the hot-day
this
this (masculine singular one)
and it was
And he became
for tribute
to a melting-tribute
servant
serving man
Verse 10
וְ/לֹ֣א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn
הוֹרִ֔ישׁוּ
𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅
horishu
they dispossessed
they caused to dispossess
HVhp3cp
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
[direct object marker]
(definite object-marker)
HTo
הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֖י
𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉
hakenaani
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite (Lowlander)
HTd/Ngmsa
הַ/יּוֹשֵׁ֣ב
𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁
hayoshev
dwelling
the one dwelling
HTd/Vqrmsa
בְּ/גָ֑זֶר
𐤁/𐤂𐤆𐤓
begazer
in Gezer
in Cut-Place (Gezer)
HR/Np
וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁
vayeshev
and dwelt
and he settled down
HC/Vqw3ms
הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֜י
𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉
hakenaani-2
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite (Lowlander)
HTd/Ngmsa
בְּ/קֶ֤רֶב
𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁
beqerev
in the midst of
in the inner midst of
HR/Ncmsc
אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double-Fruitfulness
HNp
עַד
𐤏𐤃
ad
until
up to the boundary of
HR
הַ/יּ֣וֹם
𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌
hayom
the day
the hot-day
HTd/Ncmsa
הַ/זֶּ֔ה
𐤄/𐤆𐤄
hazeh
this
this (masculine singular one)
HTd/Pdxms
וַ/יְהִ֖י
𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉
vayehi
and it was
And he became
HC/Vqw3ms
לְ/מַס
𐤋/𐤌𐤎
lemas
for tribute
to a melting-tribute
HR/Ncmsc
עֹבֵֽד
𐤏𐤁𐤃
oved
servant
serving man
HVqrmsa