1 T he allotment for the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel;

The lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel,

2 T hen it went from Bethel to Luz and passed on to Ataroth, the border of the Archites.

then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth,

3 A nd it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the outskirts of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the sea.

and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea.

4 T he descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. The Land of Ephraim

5 T he boundary of the Ephraimites according to their families was thus: on the east side their border was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon.

The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon.

6 T hen the boundary went from there to the sea; on the north was Michmethath; then on the east the boundary went out to Taanath-shiloh, and eastward to Janoah,

And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah.

7 T hen it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan.

Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.

8 T he border went out from Tappuah westward to the brook Kanah and ended at the Sea. This is the inheritance of the Ephraimites by their families,

The border went out from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families.

9 W ith the towns set apart for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages.

The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

10 B ut they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, and they became slaves required to do forced labor.

And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.