Part 140 (1/2)
15:57. Accain, Gabaa and Thamna: ten cities and their villages.
15:58. Halhul, and Bessur, and Gedor,
15:59. Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Eltecon: six cities and their villages.
15:60. Cariathbaal, the same is Cariathiarim the city of woods, and Arebba: two cities and their villages.
15:61. In the desert Betharaba, Meddin and Sachacha,
15:62. And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages.
15:63. But the children of Juda could not destroy the Jebusite that dwelt in Jerusalem: and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Juda in Jerusalem until this present day.
Josue Chapter 16
The lot of the sons of Joseph. The borders of the tribe of Ephraim.
16:1. And the lot of the sons of Joseph fell from the Jordan over against Jericho and the waters thereof, on the east: the wilderness which goeth up from Jericho to the mountain of Bethel:
16:2. And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and pa.s.seth the border of Archi, to Ataroth,
16:3. And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:
16:4. And Mana.s.ses and Ephraim the children of Joseph possessed it.
16:5. And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their kindreds: and their possession towards the east was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper.
16:6. And the confines go out unto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the north, and it goeth round the borders eastward into Thanath-selo: and pa.s.seth along on the east side to Janoe.
Looketh to the north, etc... The meaning is, that the border went towards the north, by Machmethath; and then turned eastward to Thanath- selo.
16:7. And it goeth down from Janoe into Ataroth and Naaratha: and it cometh to Jericho, and goeth out to the Jordan.
16:8. From Taphua it pa.s.seth on towards the sea into the valley of reeds, and the goings out thereof are at the most salt sea. This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
16:9. And there were cities with their villages separated for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the possession of the children of Mana.s.ses.
16:10. And the children of Ephraim slew not the Chanaanite, who dwelt in Gazer: and the Chanaanite dwelt in the midst of Ephraim until this day, paying tribute.
Josue Chapter 17
The lot of the half tribe of Mana.s.ses.
17:1. And this lot fell to the tribe of Mana.s.ses for he is the firstborn of Joseph to Machir the firstborn of Mana.s.ses the father of Galaad, who was a warlike man, and had for possession Galaad and Basan.
17:2. And to the rest of the children of Mana.s.ses according to their families: to the children of Abiezer, and to the children of Helec, and to the children of Esriel, and to the children of Sechem, and to the children of Hepher, and to the children of Semida: these are the male children of Mana.s.ses the son of Joseph, by their kindreds.
17:3. But Salphaad the son of Hepher the son of Galaad the son of Machir the son of Mana.s.ses had no sons, but only daughters: whose names are these, Maala and Noa and Hegla and Melcha and Thersa.
17:4. And they came in the presence of Eleazar the priest and of Josue the son of Nun, and of the princes, saying: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that a possession should be given us in the midst of our brethren. And he gave them according to the commandment of the Lord a possession amongst the brethren of their father.