And the territoryוַ גְּבוּלof the sonsבְּנֵיof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםaccording to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםwasיְהִיthis:the borderוַ גְּבוּלof their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָםon the eastמִזְרָחָהwasיְהִיAtaroth-addarעַטְרוֹת אַדָּרas far asעַדUpperעֶלְיוֹןBeth-horon,בֵּית חוֹרֹן
Joshua 16:5
Study it in the app“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,”
With the Hebrew beneath
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".
Where else “efrayim” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- of their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalata” appears- on the eastמִזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears- 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.
Where else “elyon” appears- 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;