1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el, 2 And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, 3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

5 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; 6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah; 7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families. 9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

1 En die lot het uitgekom vir die kinders van Josef: van die Jordaan van J,rigo af, oostelik van die waters van J,rigo, na die woestyn wat van J,rigo af oploop in die gebergte, na Bet-el;

2 verder loop dit van Bet-el af aan na Lus en loop oor na die grondgebied van die Arkiete, na Atarot;

3 dan loop dit af in die weste na die grondgebied van die Jafletiete, tot by die gebied van Bet-Horon-Onder en tot by Geser, sodat dit doodloop by die see.

4 So het dan die seuns van Josef, Manasse en Efraim, 'n erfdeel ontvang.

5 En dit was die grondgebied van die kinders van Efraim volgens hulle geslagte -- die lyn van hulle erfdeel was, in die ooste: Atrot-Addar tot by Bet-Horon-Bo;

6 dan loop die lyn aan na die see; in die noorde: M¡gmetat; dan swaai die lyn in oostelike rigting na T änat-Silo en loop oos daarvan oor na Janoag;

7 en van Janoag loop dit af na Atarot en N harat en raak dan aan J,rigo en loop op die Jordaan uit.

8 Van Tappuag af loop die lyn in westelike rigting na die spruit Kana; verder loop dit dood by die see. Dit is die erfdeel van die stam van die kinders van Efraim volgens hulle geslagte;

9 en die stede wat vir die kinders van Efraim afgesonder was in die erfdeel van die kinders van Manasse, al die stede met hulle dorpe.

10 Maar hulle het die Kana„niete, die inwoners van Geser, nie verdrywe nie; so het dan die Kanaäniete onder Efraim bly woon tot vandag toe; maar hulle moes dwangarbeid verrig.