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Joshua 16:9
Joshua 16:9
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Joshua 16 — OverviewJoshua 16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt is a pity that this and the following chapter should be separated,
for both of them give us the lot of the children of Joseph, Ephraim and
Manasseh, who, next to Judah, were to have the post of honour, and…Joshua 16 — OverviewJoshua 16 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJoshua 16:1, The general borders of the sons of Joseph; Joshua 16:5, The border of the inheritance of Ephraim; Joshua 16:10, The Canaanites of Gezer not conquered.Joshua 16 — OverviewJoshua 16 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives us an account of the lot of the children of Joseph, Ephraim, and the half tribe of Manasseh, one half having settled on the other side Jordan; and first the borders of the whole lot in general are…Joshua 16:1-10Joshua 16:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THE INHERITANCE OF EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH.Joshua 16:5-10Joshua 16:5-10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere, 1. The border of the lot of Ephraim is set down, by which it was
divided on the south from Benjamin and Dan, who lay between it and
Judah, and on the north from Manasseh; for east and west it reached
from…Joshua 16:9Joshua 16:9 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd the separate cities. Literally, and the cities divided off. The word "were," in our version, is misplaced. It should be read thus: "And there were cities divided off and assigned to the tribe of Ephraim in the midst…