Joshua 16

The allotment for the descendants of Joseph began at the Jordan near Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, going up through the wilderness from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.

KJV And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,

From Bethel it went on to Luz and crossed to the territory of the Archites at Ataroth.

KJV And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

It descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites, down to Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, ending at the sea.

KJV And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

So the descendants of Joseph — Manasseh and Ephraim — received their inheritance.

KJV So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

The boundary of the Ephraimites, clan by clan, was as follows: the eastern border of their inheritance ran from Ataroth-addar to Upper Beth-horon.

KJV And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;

The boundary went toward the sea at Michmethath on the north, then turned eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed east of it to Janoah.

KJV And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah,

From Janoah it descended to Ataroth and Naarah, reached Jericho, and ended at the Jordan.

KJV And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.

From Tappuah the boundary ran westward to the Kanah Valley and ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim, clan by clan.

KJV The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.

In addition, certain cities within Manasseh's territory were set apart for the Ephraimites — all those cities with their surrounding settlements.

KJV And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

They did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among the Ephraimites to this day — though they were put to forced labor.

KJV And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.