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Joshua 14:4

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14:4 The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions. 1 

Joshua 16:5

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16:5 The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: 2  The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.

Joshua 17:9-10

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17:9 The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, 3  but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea. 17:10 Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s to the north. The sea was Manasseh’s 4  western border and their territory 5  touched Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

Joshua 20:7

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20:7 So they selected 6  Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

Joshua 21:5

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21:5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

1 tn Heb “and they did not assign a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities [in which] to live and their pastures for their cattle and property.”

2 tn Heb “The territory of the sons of Ephraim was for their clans.”

3 tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”

4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (their territory) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn Heb “set apart.”



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