JOSHUA 17:10

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“Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.”

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Joshua 17:10 Translation & Meaning

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Southward נֶ֣גְבָּה The south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine) Southward
it was (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
Ephraim's, לְאֶפְרַ֗יִם Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory Ephraims
and northward וְצָפ֙וֹנָה֙ Properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) northward
it was (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
Manasseh's, לִמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory Manassehs
and the sea הַיָּ֖ם A sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south sea
is וַיְהִ֥י To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) is
his border; גְּבוּל֑וֹ Properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed border
and they met together יִפְגְּע֣וּן To impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity met together
in Asher וּבְאָשֵׁר֙ Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine Asher
on the north, מִצָּפ֔וֹן Properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) north
and in Issachar וּבְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר Jissaskar, a son of Jacob Issachar
on the east. מִמִּזְרָֽח׃ Sunrise, i.e., the east east

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  • 8  Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;

  • 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:

  • 10  Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

  • 11  And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

  • 12  Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.




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