16:1 And the lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Beth-el;
16:1 Then the lot for the sons of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

16:2 and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;
16:2 And it went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.

16:3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
16:3 And it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.

16:4 And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
16:4 And the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

16:5 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;
16:5 Now [this] was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.

16:6 and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the the north; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah;
16:6 Then the border went westward at Michmethath on the north, and the border turned about eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and continued [beyond] it to the east of Janoah.

16:7 and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and reached unto Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.
16:7 And it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.

16:8 From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;
16:8 From Tappuah the border continued westward to the brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families,

16:9 together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
16:9 [together] with the cities which were set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

16:10 And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and are become servants to do taskwork.
16:10 But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.