Joshua 16:9
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.
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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- BSB
- along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
- KJV
- And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
- WEB
- together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
- ASV
- together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
- DARBY
- with the cities that were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities and their hamlets.
- BLB
- And the separate cities [were] for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.
- ÅB
- dessuten de byer som ble utskilt for Efra'ims barn inne i Manasses barns arvelodd, både byene og de tilhørende landsbyer.
- OTB
- I tillegg var det byer og deres landsbyer som ble satt til side for efraimittene innenfor arven til manassittene.
- B1930
- dessuten de byer som blev utskilt for Efra'ims barn inne i Manasses barns arvelodd, både byene og de tilhørende landsbyer.
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Joshua 17:9
And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
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