Joshua 16:6

“and 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;”

Joshua 16:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 16:6, word by word

and the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
went outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsa” appears
to the seaיָּמָּyama

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yama” appears
with Michmethathמִּכְמְתָתmichmtat

Michmethath

Michmethath: a place on the border between Ephraim and Manasseh, facing Shechem.

Where else “michmtat” appears
on the northצָּפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

Where else “tsafon” appears
turnedנָסַבnasav

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

Where else “nasav” appears
eastwardמִזְרָחָmizraach

east

Where the sun rises: the east.

Where else “mizraach” appears
to Taanath-shilohתַּאֲנַתtaanat

Taanath-shiloh

Taanath-shiloh: a place on the border of Ephraim.

Where else “taanat” appears
and passed alongעָבַרavar

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “avar” appears
of Janoahיָנוֹחָyanoach

Janoah

Janoah: a town on the border of Ephraim. The name means "rest."

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The context

5And 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,

6 · This verse (above)

7and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touched Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.

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