Joshua 16:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.”
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BSBPD
“So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And the sons of Joseph--Manasseh and Ephraim--inherit.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joshua 16:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 41:52And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
- Joshua 14:4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
- Joshua 17:14Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
- Joshua 18:5and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
- Ezekiel 47:13This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
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