1 parte que tocou por sorte aos filhos de José começava desde o Jordão, defronte de Jericó {as águas de Jericó}, ao oriente, e passava pelo deserto que vai de Jericó ao monte Betel.2 Continuava de Betel a Luz, passava ao longo da fronteira dos arqueus, em Atarot,3 descia pelo ocidente, ao longo da fronteira dos jefletitas até a fronteira de Betoron inferior, e até Gazer, terminando no mar.4 Tal foi a parte que coube aos filhos de José: Manassés e Efraim.5 Este é o território dos filhos de Efraim, segundo suas famílias. O limite de sua herança, para o oriente, foi Atarot-Adar até Betoron superior.6 Para o ocidente, a fronteira tocava o norte de Macmetat e voltava para Tamat-Selo, ao oriente, e a ultrapassava, indo para o oriente de Janoé.7 Descia em seguida de Janoé a Atarot e a Naarata, atingia Jericó e terminava no Jordão.8 De Tafua estendia-se para o ocidente até a torrente de Caná, terminando no mar. Esta foi a parte dos filhos de Efraim, segundo suas famílias.9 Tiveram também cidades situadas no meio da parte dos filhos de Manassés, todas com suas aldeias.10 Os filhos de Efraim não expulsaram, entretanto, os cananeus de Gazer, de sorte que os cananeus continuam até agora a habitar no meio de Efraim, mas sujeitos a trabalhos forçados.

1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from the Jordan by Jericho, unto the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho by the mount Beth–el,2 And the boundary went out from Beth–el to Luz, and passed along unto the boundary of the Arkites to ‘Ataroth,3 And went down westward to the boundary of the Yaphleti, unto the border of Beth–choron the lower, and to Gezer; and its terminations were toward the sea.4 This did the children of Joseph, Menasseh and Ephraim, take as their inheritance.5 And this was the boundary of the children of Ephraim according to their families; and the boundary of their inheritance on the east side was ‘Atroth–addar, up to Beth–choron the upper;6 And the boundary went out toward the sea to Michmethath on the north; and the boundary fetched a compass eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Yanochah;7 And it went down from Yanochah to ‘Ataroth, and to Na’arath, and touched on Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.8 From Tappuach westward the border went out unto the brook Kanah; and its terminations were toward the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim after their families;9 And in addition to this the cities which were separated for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Menasseh, all the cities with their villages.10 And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt among the Ephraimites until this day, and became tributary servants.