And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Joshua 16:4 - Revised Version 1885 And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. Common English Bible The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their legacy. Catholic Public Domain Version And Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph, possessed it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Manasses and Ephraim the children of Joseph possessed it. |
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Thus saith the Lord GOD This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have portions.
For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance.
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto the LORD hath blessed me?
And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.