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 out
the lot
the allotted lot
for sons of
to sons of
Joseph
He adds
Yosef
from Jordan
from the Descender
from Yareden
Jericho
Jericho
Yericho
to waters of
to waters of
Jericho
Jericho
Yericho
eastward
sunrise-ward
the wilderness
the grazing steppe
going up
ascending one
from Jericho
from Jericho
from Yericho
the hill country
mountain
house of
House of El
Beyt El
Bethel
toward
Beyt El
וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀
vayetse
And went out
and he went out
HC/Vqw3ms
הַ/גּוֹרָ֜ל
𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋
hagoral
the lot
the allotted lot
HTd/Ncmsa
לִ/בְנֵ֤י
𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉
liveney
Bene (Bemba)
for sons of
to sons of
HR/Ncmpc
יוֹסֵף֙
𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐
yosef
Joseph
He adds
Yosef
HNp
מִ/יַּרְדֵּ֣ן
𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍
miyareden
from Jordan
from the Descender
from Yareden
HR/Np
יְרִיח֔וֹ
𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
yericho
Jericho
Jericho
Yericho
HNp
לְ/מֵ֥י
𐤋/𐤌𐤉
lemey
Amanzi (Zulu)
to waters of
to waters of
HR/Ncmpc
יְרִיח֖וֹ
𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
yericho-2
Jericho
Jericho
Yericho
HNp
מִזְרָ֑חָ/ה
𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄
mizerachah
eastward
sunrise-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
הַ/מִּדְבָּ֗ר
𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓
hamidebar
the wilderness
the grazing steppe
HTd/Ncmsa
עֹלֶ֧ה
𐤏𐤋𐤄
oleh
going up
ascending one
HVqrmsa
מִ/ירִיח֛וֹ
𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
miricho
from Jericho
from Jericho
from Yericho
HR/Np
בָּ/הָ֖ר
𐤁/𐤄𐤓
bahar
the hill country
mountain
HRd/Ncmsa
בֵּֽית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
house of
House of El
Beyt El
HNp
אֵֽל
𐤀𐤋
el
Bethel
toward
Beyt El
HNp
and it went out
and he went out
from Bethel
from House-of-El
from Beyt El
El
toward
Beyt El
to Luz
toward Luz
to Luz
and passed
and he crossed over
to
toward
the border
boundary of
of the Archites
the Archite
the Areki
Ataroth
Crowns
Atarot
וְ/יָצָ֥א
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀
veyatsa
and it went out
and he went out
HC/Vqq3ms
מִ/בֵּֽית
𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕
mibeyt
from Bethel
from House-of-El
from Beyt El
HR/Np
אֵ֖ל
𐤀𐤋
el
El
toward
Beyt El
HNp
ל֑וּזָ/ה
𐤋𐤅𐤆/𐤄
luzah
to Luz
toward Luz
to Luz
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 Archite
the Areki
HTd/Ngmsa
עֲטָרֽוֹת
𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕
atarot
Ataroth
Crowns
Atarot
HNp
and it descended
and he went down
westward
sea-ward
to
toward
the border
boundary of
of the Japhletites
the Yaphleti clansman
the Yafeleti
as far as
up to
the border
boundary of
Beth
house-of
Beyt Choron
horon
Horon
Beyt Choron
the lower
bottommost
and to
and up to
Gezer
Gezer
Gezer
and were
and they became
its goings out
his outgoings
its exits
his outgoings
to the sea
sea-ward
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 Yaphleti clansman
the Yafeleti
HTd/Ngmsa
עַ֣ד
𐤏𐤃
ad
as far as
up to
HR
גְּב֧וּל
𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
gevul-2
the border
boundary of
HNcmsc
בֵּית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
Beth
house-of
Beyt Choron
HNp
חוֹרֹ֛ן
𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍
choron
horon
Horon
Beyt Choron
HNp
תַּחְתּ֖וֹן
𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤍
tacheton
the lower
bottommost
HAamsa
וְ/עַד
𐤅/𐤏𐤃
vead
and to
and up to
HC/R
גָּ֑זֶר
𐤂𐤆𐤓
gazer
Gezer
Gezer
Gezer
HNp
וְ/הָי֥וּ
𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅
vehayu
and were
and they became
HC/Vqq3cp
תצאת/ו
𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤅
ttstv
its goings out
his outgoings
HNcfpc/Sp3ms
תֹצְאֹתָ֖י/ו
𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅
totseotayv
its exits
his outgoings
HNcfpc/Sp3ms
יָֽמָּ/ה
𐤉𐤌/𐤄
yamah-2
to the sea
sea-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
And they received
and they inherited
sons of
sons of
Joseph
He adds
Yosef
Manasseh
Forgetfulness-Causer
Menasheh
and Ephraim
and Double-Fruitfulness
and Eferayim
וַ/יִּנְחֲל֥וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅
vayinechalu
And they received
and they inherited
HC/Vqw3mp
בְנֵי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
veney
Bene (Bemba)
sons of
sons of
HNcmpc
יוֹסֵ֖ף
𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐
yosef
Joseph
He adds
Yosef
HNp
מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה
𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄
menasheh
Manasseh
Forgetfulness-Causer
Menasheh
HNp
וְ/אֶפְרָֽיִם
𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
veeferayim
and Ephraim
and Double-Fruitfulness
and Eferayim
HC/Np
And it was
and he became
the border
boundary of
of sons
sons of
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
according to their families
to their joined clans
and it was
and he became
border
boundary of
of their inheritance
their inherited allotment
eastward
sunrise-ward
Ataroth
Crowns
Aterot Adar
Addar
Addar
Aterot Adar
to
up to
Beth
house-of
Beyt Choron
Horon
Horon
Beyt Choron
the upper
Highest One
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
sons of
HNcmpc
אֶפְרַ֖יִם
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
HNp
לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌
lemishepechotam
according to their families
to their joined clans
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 inherited allotment
HNcfsc/Sp3mp
מִזְרָ֔חָ/ה
𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄
mizerachah
eastward
sunrise-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
עַטְר֣וֹת
𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕
aterot
Ataroth
Crowns
Aterot Adar
HNp
אַדָּ֔ר
𐤀𐤃𐤓
adar
Addar
Addar
Aterot Adar
HNp
עַד
𐤏𐤃
ad
to
up to
HR
בֵּ֥ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
Beth
house-of
Beyt Choron
HNp
חוֹרֹ֖ן
𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍
choron
Horon
Horon
Beyt Choron
HNp
עֶלְיֽוֹן
𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍
eleyon
the upper
Highest One
HAamsa
and went out
and he went out
the border
the boundary
to the sea
the seaward
Michmethath
the Mikmethath
the Mikhemetat
on the north
from the north
and turned about
and he turned himself around
the border
the boundary
eastward
sunrise-ward
Taanath
Approach-of
Taanat Shiloh
Shiloh
Shiloh
Taanat Shiloh
and passed
and he crossed over
it
him
on the east
from the sunrise-place
of Janoah
Resting-Place
Yanocha
וְ/יָצָ֨א
𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀
veyatsa
and went out
and he went out
HC/Vqq3ms
הַ/גְּב֜וּל
𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
hagevul
the border
the boundary
HTd/Ncmsa
הַ/יָּ֗מָּ/ה
𐤄/𐤉𐤌/𐤄
hayamah
to the sea
the seaward
HTd/Ncmsa/Sd
הַֽ/מִּכְמְתָת֙
𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤕
hamikhemetat
Michmethath
the Mikmethath
the Mikhemetat
HTd/Np
מִ/צָּפ֔וֹן
𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍
mitsafon
on the north
from the north
HR/Ncfsa
וְ/נָסַ֧ב
𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤁
venasav
and turned about
and he turned himself around
HC/VNq3ms
הַ/גְּב֛וּל
𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
hagevul-2
the border
the boundary
HTd/Ncmsa
מִזְרָ֖חָ/ה
𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄
mizerachah
eastward
sunrise-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
תַּאֲנַ֣ת
𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤕
taanat
Taanath
Approach-of
Taanat Shiloh
HNp
שִׁלֹ֑ה
𐤔𐤋𐤄
shiloh
Shiloh
Shiloh
Taanat Shiloh
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
Resting-Place
Yanocha
HNp/Sd
and it went down
and he went down
from Janoah
from Resting-Place
from Yanocha
Ataroth
Crowns
Atarot
and Naarah
and Naarah
and Naarah
and reached
and he encountered
Jericho
in Jericho
in Yericho
and went out
and he went out
the Jordan
the Descender
the Yareden
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
from Yanocha
HR/Np/Sd
עֲטָר֣וֹת
𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤕
atarot
Ataroth
Crowns
Atarot
HNp
וְ/נַעֲרָ֑תָ/ה
𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤕/𐤄
venaaratah
and Naarah
and Naarah
and Naarah
HC/Np/Sd
וּ/פָגַע֙
𐤅/𐤐𐤂𐤏
ufaga
and reached
and he encountered
HC/Vqq3ms
בִּֽ/ירִיח֔וֹ
𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅
biricho
Jericho
in Jericho
in Yericho
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
the Yareden
HTd/Np
From Tappuah
from Fruitful-Tappuach
from Tapucha
went out
he will go
the border
the boundary
westward
sea-ward
brook
seasonal stream
Kanah
Reed-Brook
Qanah
and were
and they became
its goings out
his outgoings
at the sea
the seaward
this
this one
inheritance
inherited portion of
tribe
staff-branch
sons of
sons of
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
according to their families
to their joined clans
מִ/תַּפּ֜וּחַ
𐤌/𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤇
mitapucha
From Tappuah
from Fruitful-Tappuach
from Tapucha
HR/Np
יֵלֵ֨ךְ
𐤉𐤋𐤊
yelekhe
went out
he will go
HVqi3ms
הַ/גְּב֥וּל
𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋
hagevul
the border
the boundary
HTd/Ncmsa
יָ֨מָּ/ה֙
𐤉𐤌/𐤄
yamah
westward
sea-ward
HNcmsa/Sd
נַ֣חַל
𐤍𐤇𐤋
nachal
brook
seasonal stream
HNcmsc
קָנָ֔ה
𐤒𐤍𐤄
qanah
Kanah
Reed-Brook
Qanah
HNp
וְ/הָי֥וּ
𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅
vehayu
and were
and they became
HC/Vqq3cp
תֹצְאֹתָ֖י/ו
𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅
totseotayv
its goings out
his outgoings
HNcfpc/Sp3ms
הַ/יָּ֑מָּ/ה
𐤄/𐤉𐤌/𐤄
hayamah
at the sea
the seaward
HTd/Ncmsa/Sd
זֹ֗את
𐤆𐤀𐤕
zot
this
this one
HPdxfs
נַחֲלַ֛ת
𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕
nachalat
inheritance
inherited portion of
HNcfsc
מַטֵּ֥ה
𐤌𐤈𐤄
mateh
tribe
staff-branch
HNcmsc
בְנֵי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
veney
Bene (Bemba)
sons of
sons of
HNcmpc
אֶפְרַ֖יִם
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
HNp
לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽ/ם
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌
lemishepechotam
according to their families
to their joined clans
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
and-the-cities
and the settled towns
the-separated
the set-apart divisions
for-sons-of
to sons of
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
in-midst-of
in the midst of
inheritance-of
inherited portion of
sons-of
sons of
Manasseh
Forgetfulness-Causer
Menasheh
all
entirety of
the-cities
the cities
and-courts-of-them
and their enclosed courts
וְ/הֶ/עָרִ֗ים
𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
vehearim
and-the-cities
and the settled towns
HC/Td/Ncfpa
הַ/מִּבְדָּלוֹת֙
𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕
hamivedalot
the-separated
the set-apart divisions
HTd/Ncfpa
לִ/בְנֵ֣י
𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉
liveney
Bene (Bemba)
for-sons-of
to sons of
HR/Ncmpc
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
HNp
בְּ/ת֖וֹךְ
𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊
betokhe
in-midst-of
in the midst of
HR/Ncmsc
נַחֲלַ֣ת
𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕
nachalat
inheritance-of
inherited portion of
HNcfsc
בְּנֵֽי
𐤁𐤍𐤉
beney
Bene (Bemba)
sons-of
sons of
HNcmpc
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄
menasheh
Manasseh
Forgetfulness-Causer
Menasheh
HNp
כָּֽל
𐤊𐤋
kal
all
entirety of
HNcmsc
הֶ/עָרִ֖ים
𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
hearim
the-cities
the 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 dispossessed
[direct object marker]
object-marker
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite
the Kenaani
dwelling
the one dwelling
in Gezer
in Gezer
in Gezer
and dwelt
and he sat/dwelt
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite
the Kenaani
in the midst of
in the inner midst of
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
until
up to
the day
the day
this
this one
and it was
and he became
for tribute
for corvée-labor of
servant
serving one of
וְ/לֹ֣א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn
הוֹרִ֔ישׁוּ
𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅
horishu
they dispossessed
they dispossessed
HVhp3cp
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
[direct object marker]
object-marker
HTo
הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֖י
𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉
hakenaani
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite
the Kenaani
HTd/Ngmsa
הַ/יּוֹשֵׁ֣ב
𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁
hayoshev
dwelling
the one dwelling
HTd/Vqrmsa
בְּ/גָ֑זֶר
𐤁/𐤂𐤆𐤓
begazer
in Gezer
in Gezer
in Gezer
HR/Np
וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁
vayeshev
and dwelt
and he sat/dwelt
HC/Vqw3ms
הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֜י
𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉
hakenaani-2
the Canaanite
the Kenaanite
the Kenaani
HTd/Ngmsa
בְּ/קֶ֤רֶב
𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁
beqerev
in the midst of
in the inner midst of
HR/Ncmsc
אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙
𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
eferayim
Ephraim
Double Fruitfulness
Eferayim
HNp
עַד
𐤏𐤃
ad
until
up to
HR
הַ/יּ֣וֹם
𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌
hayom
the day
the day
HTd/Ncmsa
הַ/זֶּ֔ה
𐤄/𐤆𐤄
hazeh
this
this one
HTd/Pdxms
וַ/יְהִ֖י
𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉
vayehi
and it was
and he became
HC/Vqw3ms
לְ/מַס
𐤋/𐤌𐤎
lemas
for tribute
for corvée-labor of
HR/Ncmsc
עֹבֵֽד
𐤏𐤁𐤃
oved
servant
serving one of
HVqrmsa