Joshua 16 · Verse 9

Joshua 16:9

And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
Joshua 16:9, King James Version

Joshua 16:9 in other translations

BSBalong with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
WEBtogether with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
ASVtogether with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
YLTAnd the separate cities of the sons of Ephraim are in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages;
DARBYwith the cities that were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities and their hamlets.
BBETogether with the towns marked out for the children of Ephraim in the heritage of Manasseh, all the towns with their unwalled places.
WebsterAnd the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

What does Joshua 16:9 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 And the separate cities - That is, the cities that were separated from the tribe of Manasseh to be given to Ephraim; see Jos 17:9.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Joshua 16:9 in the original Hebrew

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וְהֶעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.Rimand the citiesH5892
הַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙ha.miv.da.lOtthe separate placesH3995
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neifor [the] descendants ofH1121
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokh[are] in [the] midst ofH8432
נַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.Lat[the] inheritance ofH5159
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
כָּֽל\־kal-allH3605
הֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.Rimthe citiesH5892
וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן\׃ve.chatz.rei.Henand villages theirH2691

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Cross references for Joshua 16:9

  • Joshua 17:9

    And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:

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Context

  • Joshua 16:8

    The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.

  • Joshua 16:9

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

  • Joshua 16:10

    And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

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Joshua 16:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hubo también ciudades que se apartaron para los hijos de Ephraim en medio de la herencia de los hijos de Manasés, todas ciudades con sus aldeas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
avec les villes qui furent séparées pour les fils d’Éphraïm, au milieu de l’héritage des fils de Manassé, toutes ces villes et leurs hameaux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
nebst den Städten, welche für die Kinder Ephraim abgesondert wurden inmitten des Erbteils der Kinder Manasse: alle Städte und ihre Dörfer. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Urbesque separatæ sunt filiis Ephraim in medio possessionis filiorum Manasse, et villæ earum.