And the second he named Ephraim, “because God has made me fruitful in the land of my oppression.”
Joshua 16:4 - Tree of Life Version So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their portion. 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 second he named Ephraim, “because God has made me fruitful in the land of my oppression.”
Thus says Adonai Elohim, “This will be the border, by which you will divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel, Joseph receiving two portions.
For the children of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. They gave no portion to the Levites in the land, except towns to live in, with their pasturelands around them for their livestock and for their cattle.
Now the territory of the children of Ephraim according to their clans was as follows: the border of their inheritance eastward was Atroth-addar, up to Upper Beth-horon.
Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua saying: “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? For we are a numerous people whom Adonai has thus far blessed?”
They are to divide it into seven portions: Judah will remain within its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain within their territory in the north.