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Selected Verse: Joshua 16:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jos 16:5 |
Strong Concordance |
And the border [01366] of the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669] according to their families [04940] was thus: even the border [01366] of their inheritance [05159] on the east side [04217] was Atarothaddar [05853], unto Bethhoron [01032] the upper [05945]; |
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King James |
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
THE BORDERS OF THE INHERITANCE OF EPHRAIM. (Jos 16:5-9)
the border of their inheritance . . . was Ataroth-addar--Ataroth-addar (now Atara), four miles south of Jetta [ROBINSON], is fixed on as a center, through which a line is drawn from Upper Beth-horon to Michmethah, showing the western limit of their actual possessions. The tract beyond that to the sea was still unconquered. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| From the abrupt manner in which the statements are introduced, as well as from their imperfect character, there is probability in the conjecture that some words have, in these verses, fallen out of the text. Few of the places are known for certain. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| Territory of the tribe of Ephraim, according to its families. - Jos 16:5. "The border of their inheritance was from the east Atroth-addar and (along the line) to Upper Beth-horon," - a brief description of the southern boundary, which is more minutely described in Jos 16:1-3. Upper Beth-horon is mentioned here instead of Lower Beth-horon (Jos 16:3). This makes no difference, however, as the two places stood quite close to one another (see at Jos 10:10). In Jos 16:6-8 the northern boundary of Ephraim is given, namely, from the middle, or from "a central point near the watershed" (Knobel), first towards the east (Jos 16:6 and Jos 16:7), and then towards the west (Jos 16:8). The eastern half of the northern boundary went ימּה, i.e., when regarded from the west, or looked at towards the west, to the north side of Michmethah. According to Jos 17:7, this place was before Shechem, and therefore in any case it was not far from it, though it has not been discovered yet. Knobel supposes it to have been on the site of the present Kabate (Seetzen, ii. p. 166), Kubatiyeh, an hour and a half to the south of Jenin (Rob. iii. 154), assuming that Michmethah might also have been pronounced Chemathah, and that ב may have been substituted for מ. But Kabate is six hours to the north of Shechem, and therefore was certainly not "before Shechem" (Jos 17:7). It then turned "eastward to Taanath-shiloh" (Τηαν̀θ Σηλώ, lxx), according to the Onom. (s. v. Thenath) ten Roman miles from Neapolis (Sichem), on the way to the Jordan, most probably the Thena of Ptol. (v. 16, 5), the present Tana, Ain Tana, a heap of ruins on the south-east of Nabulus, where there are large cisterns to be found (see Rob. Bibl. Res. p. 295; Ritter, Erdk. xv. p. 471). And "then went by on the east to Janoah" (i.e., Jano in Acrabittena regione, twelve Roman miles from Neapolis: Onom.), the present ruins of Jann, a miserable village, with extensive ruins of great antiquity, about three hours to the south-east of Nabulus, three-quarters of an hour to the north-east of Akrabeh (Rob. Bibl. Res. p. 297; Van de Velde, R. ii. p. 268). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| East - side - That is, the north - east side. It is no wonder, if some of these descriptions are dark to us at this distance of time; there having been so many alterations made in places, and so many circumstances, being now altogether undiscoverable. But this is certain, that all the descriptions here mentioned, were then evident to the Israelites, because these were the foundations of all the possessions which then they took, and peaceably possessed in succeeding ages. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Ataroth-addar - See the note on Jos 16:2.
Beth-horon the upper - The situation of this town is little known. It was eastward of Beth-horon the nether, and consequently not far from it. |
5 And the border [01366] of the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669] according to their families [04940] was thus: even the border [01366] of their inheritance [05159] on the east side [04217] was Atarothaddar [05853], unto Bethhoron [01032] the upper [05945];
6 And the border [01366] went out [03318] toward the sea [03220] to Michmethah [04366] on the north side [06828]; and the border [01366] went about [05437] eastward [04217] unto Taanathshiloh [08387], and passed [05674] by it on the east [04217] to Janohah [03239];
7 And it went down [03381] from Janohah [03239] to Ataroth [05852], and to Naarath [05292], and came [06293] to Jericho [03405], and went out [03318] at Jordan [03383].
8 The border [01366] went out [03212] from Tappuah [08599] westward [03220] unto the river [05158] Kanah [07071]; and the goings out [08444] thereof were at the sea [03220]. This is the inheritance [05159] of the tribe [04294] of the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669] by their families [04940].
9 And the separate [03995] cities [05892] for the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669] were among [08432] the inheritance [05159] of the children [01121] of Manasseh [04519], all the cities [05892] with their villages [02691].
7 And the coast [01366] of Manasseh [04519] was from Asher [0836] to Michmethah [04366], that lieth before [06440] Shechem [07927]; and the border [01366] went along [01980] on the right hand [03225] unto the inhabitants [03427] of Entappuah [05887].
7 And the coast [01366] of Manasseh [04519] was from Asher [0836] to Michmethah [04366], that lieth before [06440] Shechem [07927]; and the border [01366] went along [01980] on the right hand [03225] unto the inhabitants [03427] of Entappuah [05887].
8 The border [01366] went out [03212] from Tappuah [08599] westward [03220] unto the river [05158] Kanah [07071]; and the goings out [08444] thereof were at the sea [03220]. This is the inheritance [05159] of the tribe [04294] of the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669] by their families [04940].
7 And it went down [03381] from Janohah [03239] to Ataroth [05852], and to Naarath [05292], and came [06293] to Jericho [03405], and went out [03318] at Jordan [03383].
6 And the border [01366] went out [03318] toward the sea [03220] to Michmethah [04366] on the north side [06828]; and the border [01366] went about [05437] eastward [04217] unto Taanathshiloh [08387], and passed [05674] by it on the east [04217] to Janohah [03239];
6 And the border [01366] went out [03318] toward the sea [03220] to Michmethah [04366] on the north side [06828]; and the border [01366] went about [05437] eastward [04217] unto Taanathshiloh [08387], and passed [05674] by it on the east [04217] to Janohah [03239];
7 And it went down [03381] from Janohah [03239] to Ataroth [05852], and to Naarath [05292], and came [06293] to Jericho [03405], and went out [03318] at Jordan [03383].
8 The border [01366] went out [03212] from Tappuah [08599] westward [03220] unto the river [05158] Kanah [07071]; and the goings out [08444] thereof were at the sea [03220]. This is the inheritance [05159] of the tribe [04294] of the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669] by their families [04940].
10 And the LORD [03068] discomfited [02000] them before [06440] Israel [03478], and slew [05221] them with a great [01419] slaughter [04347] at Gibeon [01391], and chased [07291] them along the way [01870] that goeth up [04608] to Bethhoron [01032], and smote [05221] them to Azekah [05825], and unto Makkedah [04719].
3 And goeth down [03381] westward [03220] to the coast [01366] of Japhleti [03311], unto the coast [01366] of Bethhoron [01032] the nether [08481], and to Gezer [01507]: and the goings out [08444] thereof are at the sea [03220].
1 And the lot [01486] of the children [01121] of Joseph [03130] fell [03318] from Jordan [03383] by Jericho [03405], unto the water [04325] of Jericho [03405] on the east [04217], to the wilderness [04057] that goeth up [05927] from Jericho [03405] throughout mount [02022] Bethel [01008],
2 And goeth out [03318] from Bethel [01008] to Luz [03870], and passeth along [05674] unto the borders [01366] of Archi [0757] to Ataroth [05852],
3 And goeth down [03381] westward [03220] to the coast [01366] of Japhleti [03311], unto the coast [01366] of Bethhoron [01032] the nether [08481], and to Gezer [01507]: and the goings out [08444] thereof are at the sea [03220].
5 And the border [01366] of the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669] according to their families [04940] was thus: even the border [01366] of their inheritance [05159] on the east side [04217] was Atarothaddar [05853], unto Bethhoron [01032] the upper [05945];
2 And goeth out [03318] from Bethel [01008] to Luz [03870], and passeth along [05674] unto the borders [01366] of Archi [0757] to Ataroth [05852],