Joshua 16:5

“And the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families was this: the border of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,”

Joshua 16:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 16:5, word by word

And the territoryגְּבוּלgevul

territory

The land within that border.

Where else “gevul” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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wasיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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of their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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on the eastמִזְרָחָmizraach

east

Where the sun rises: the east.

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Ataroth-addarעַטְרוֹתatrot

Ataroth-addar

Ataroth-addar: a place on the border between Ephraim and Benjamin.

Where else “atrot” appears
Upperעֶלְיוֹןelyon

Most High, Elyon

"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.

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Beth-horonבֵּיתbet

Beth-horon

Beth-horon: two neighboring towns, the upper and the lower, on the road that goes down from the hill country to the coast. The name means "house of the hollow."

Where else “bet” appears

The context

4So the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

5 · This verse (above)

6and the border went out to the sea, with Michmethath on the north; and the border turned eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah;

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