Joshua 16:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon”

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BSBPD

“This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families; and the border of their inheritance is on the east, Atroth-Addar unto Beth-Horon the upper;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 16:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 16:2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
  2. Joshua 18:13From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
  3. 2 Samuel 2:9and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:28Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.

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