Then the lot for the sons
of Joseph
went
from the Jordan
at Jericho
to the waters
of Jericho
on the east
into athe wilderness
, going
up from Jericho
through the hill
country
to Bethel
.
It went from Bethel
to Luz
, and acontinued
to the border
of the Archites
at Ataroth
.
It went down
westward
to the territory
of the Japhletites
, as far
as the territory
of lower
aBeth-horon
even to bGezer
, and 1it ended
at the sea
.
The asons of Joseph
, Manasseh
and Ephraim
, received
their inheritance
.
Now this was the territory of the sons
of Ephraim
according to their families
: the border
of their inheritance
eastward
was aAtaroth-addar
, as far
as upper
Beth-horon
.
Then the border went
westward
at aMichmethath
on the north
, and the border
turned
about
eastward
to Taanath-shiloh
and continued
beyond it to the east
of Janoah
.
It went down
from Janoah
to Ataroth
and to aNaarah
, then reached
Jericho
and came
out at the Jordan
.
From aTappuah the border
continued
westward
to the 1brook
of Kanah
, and 2it ended
at the sea
. This
is the inheritance
of the tribe
of the sons
of Ephraim
according to their families
,
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
.
aBut they did not 1drive out the Canaanites
who lived
in Gezer
, so bthe Canaanites
live
in the midst
of Ephraim
to this
day
, and they became
forced
laborers
.