יְהוֹשֻעַ 16

1 וַיֵּצֵ֨א הַגֹּורָ֜ל לִבְנֵ֤י יֹוסֵף֙ מִיַּרְדֵּ֣ן יְרִיחֹ֔ו לְמֵ֥י יְרִיחֹ֖ו מִזְרָ֑חָה הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר עֹלֶ֧ה מִירִיחֹ֛ו בָּהָ֖ר בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃

The boundary for the allocation of the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan near Jericho, then east of the springs of Jericho and through the wilderness from Jericho up into the hill country of Bethel.

2 וְיָצָ֥א מִבֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל ל֑וּזָה וְעָבַ֛ר אֶל־גְּב֥וּל הָאַרְכִּ֖י עֲטָרֹֽות׃

From Bethel (or Luz) it continued to the border of Ataroth the Arkite.

3 וְיָֽרַד־יָ֜מָּה אֶל־גְּב֣וּל הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י עַ֣ד גְּב֧וּל בֵּית־חֹורֹ֛ן תַּחְתֹּ֖ון וְעַד־גָּ֑זֶר וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתֹו (תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו) יָֽמָּה׃

Then it descended west to the border of the Japhletites and the border of Lower Beth-horon, on up to Gezer, and then out to the sea.

4 וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ בְנֵי־יֹוסֵ֖ף מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה וְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃

This was the allocation received by the descendants of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh.

5 וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל נַחֲלָתָם֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְרֹ֣ות אַדָּ֔ר עַד־בֵּ֥ית חֹורֹ֖ן עֶלְיֹֽון׃

This was the territory allocated to the tribe of Ephraim, by families. The boundary of their allocation ran from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

6 וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל הַיָּ֗מָּה הַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ מִצָּפֹ֔ון וְנָסַ֧ב הַגְּב֛וּל מִזְרָ֖חָה תַּאֲנַ֣ת שִׁלֹ֑ה וְעָבַ֣ר אֹותֹ֔ו מִמִּזְרַ֖ח יָנֹֽוחָה׃

and then on to the sea. From Michmethath in the north the boundary turned east passing Taanath-shiloh to the east of Janoah.

7 וְיָרַ֥ד מִיָּנֹ֖וחָה עֲטָרֹ֣ות וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙ בִּֽירִיחֹ֔ו וְיָצָ֖א הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, then touched Jericho and ended at the Jordan.

8 מִתַּפּ֜וּחַ יֵלֵ֨ךְ הַגְּב֥וּל יָ֙מָּה֙ נַ֣חַל קָנָ֔ה וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּ֑מָּה זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃

From Tappuah the boundary ran west to the Brook of Kanah and then out to the sea. This was the land allotted to the tribe of Ephraim, by families.

9 וְהֶעָרִ֗ים הַמִּבְדָּלֹות֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּתֹ֖וךְ נַחֲלַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כָּֽל־הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃

Also some towns with their associated villages that lay in the land allotted to the tribe of Manasseh were assigned to the tribe of Ephraim.

10 וְלֹ֣א הֹורִ֔ישׁוּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיֹּושֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י בְּקֶ֤רֶב אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ עַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־עֹבֵֽד׃ פ

However, they did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites live among the tribe of Ephraim to this very day, but as forced laborers.