Joshua 17:8

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“The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.”

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BSBPD

“The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To Manasseh hath been the land of Tappuah, and Tappuah unto the border of Manasseh is to the sons of Ephraim.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 17:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 12:17the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
  2. Joshua 15:34Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
  3. Joshua 15:53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
  4. Joshua 16:8From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
  5. Ezekiel 48:5Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.

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