4:19 The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month 1 and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. 2
17:7 The border of Manasseh went 7 from Asher to Micmethath which is near 8 Shechem. It then went south toward those who live in Tappuah. 17:8 (The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)
1 sn The first month was the month Abib (= late March-early April in the modern calendar). The Passover in Egypt also occurred on the tenth day of the first month (Exod 12:2; 13:4).
2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
3 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the sons of Reuben by their clans, the cities and their towns.”
4 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).
5 tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”
6 tn Heb “and the cities were at the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, at the border of Edom, to the south.”
7 tn Heb “was.”
8 tn Heb “in front of”; perhaps “east of.”
9 tn Heb “and their border was from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim, and Adami Nekeb, and Jabneel to Lakkum.”
10 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.