Yosua 17:9

17:9 The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, ¹  but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea.

Yosua 17:11

17:11 Within Issachar’s and Asher’s territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, ²  the three of Napheth, ³  and the towns surrounding all these cities. ⁴ 

Yosua 17:18

17:18 The whole hill country ⁵  will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. ⁶  You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”

Yosua 22:25

22:25 The Lord made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the Lord.’ ⁷  In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying ⁸  the Lord.

Yosua 22:27

22:27 but as a reminder to us and you, ⁹  and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the Lord in his very presence ¹⁰  with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. ¹¹  Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, ‘You have no right to worship the Lord.’ ¹² 

[17:9]  ¹ tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”

[17:11]  ² map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[17:11]  ³ tn Or “the third [is] Napheth”; or “Napheth-dor.” The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain.

[17:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “Beth Shean and its surrounding towns, Ibleam and its surrounding towns, the residents of Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of En Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of Taanach and its surrounding towns, the residents of Megiddo and its surrounding towns, three of Nepheth.”

[17:18]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.

[17:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “and its limits will be yours.”

[22:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “You have no portion in the Lord.”

[22:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “fearing.”

[22:27]  ⁹ tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”

[22:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to do the service of the Lord before him.”

[22:27]  ¹¹ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[22:27]  ¹² tn Heb “You have no portion in the Lord.”