Joshua 16:5
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 Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;
Joshua 16:5 in other translations
| BSB | This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon |
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| WEB | This was the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families. The border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth Addar, to Beth Horon the upper. |
| ASV | And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper; |
| YLT | And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families; and the border of their inheritance is on the east, Atroth-Addar unto Beth-Horon the upper; |
| DARBY | And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their families; the border of their inheritance eastwards was Ataroth-Addar as far as the upper Beth-horon; |
| BBE | And the limit of the land of the children of Ephraim by their families was marked out in this way: the limit of their heritage to the east was Ataroth-addar, to Beth-horon the higher; |
| Webster | 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 Ataroth-adar, to Beth-horon the upper: |
What does Joshua 16:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 16:5-9
Jos 16:5-9. The Borders of the Inheritance of Ephraim.
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.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Joshua 16:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 16:5
- Joshua 18:13
And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.
- Joshua 16:2
And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
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Context
- Joshua 16:4
So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
- Joshua 16:5
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 Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;
- Joshua 16:6
And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanath–shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
Joshua 16:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fué el término de los hijos de Ephraim por sus familias, fué el término de su herencia á la parte oriental, desde Ataroth-addar hasta Beth-oron la de arriba: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le territoire des fils d’Éphraïm fut selon leurs familles: la frontière de leur héritage vers le levant était Ataroth-Addar, jusqu’à Beth-Horon la haute. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es war die Grenze der Kinder Ephraim, nach ihren Geschlechtern: die Grenze ihres Erbteils gegen Osten war Ateroth-Addar bis Ober-Beth-Horon, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et factus est terminus filiorum Ephraim per cognationes suas: et possessio eorum contra orientem Ataroth Addar usque Beth-horon superiorem. |