Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
Joshua 16:9
The separate cities That is, besides those cities which were within Ephraim's bounds, he had some other cities out of Manasseh's portion, because his tribe was all here, and was larger than Manasseh's.
The separate cities That is, besides those cities which were within Ephraim's bounds, he had some other cities out of Manasseh's portion, because his tribe was all here, and was larger than Manasseh's.
Verse Joshua 16:9. _AND THE SEPARATE CITIES_] That is, the cities that were separated from the tribe of Manasseh to be given to Ephraim; see Joshua 17:9....
The verb “were,” introduced by the King James Version in this verse should be omitted; and the full stop after Joshua 16:8 replaced by a colon. The purport of Joshua 16:9 is simply to add to the inher...
4. THE PORTION OF EPHRAIM CHAPTER 16 _ 1. The lot for the children of Joseph (Joshua 16:1)_ 2. Ephraim's portion (Joshua 16:5) 3. Ephraim's failure (Joshua 16:10) A wonderful lot was that of Josep...
JOSHUA 16 F. This section deals with the inheritance of the Joseph tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh. It is composite, but the different parts are easily separated. The old narrative speaks of the tribe of...
_And the separate cities_ Or, the _places which were portioned off_. _were_ This verb, introduced into our Version, should be omitted, and the full stop at the end of Joshua 16:8 should be replaced by...
The Inheritance of the Tribe of Ephraim 5. _And the border_ The border given is not traced out with the same completeness as that given above of the tribe of Judah. No mention, it will be observed, i...
_VER._ 9. _AND THE SEPARATE CITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM WERE,_ &C.— The natural sense of these words is, that besides the above-mentioned cities, through which the line of separation of the tri...
_The Later History of Ephraim Joshua 16:9-10_ 9And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 10 And...
_AND THE SEPARATE CITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM WERE AMONG THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH, ALL THE CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES._ Separate cities ... were among the inheritance of ......
RV 'together with the cities which were separated for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh.'...
THE LOT OF JOSEPH Chs. 16, 17 describe the territories of Ephraim and the W. half of Manasseh. Vv. 1-4 of Joshua 16 give the general frontiers of the combined tribes, the rest of the chapter (Joshua 1...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 16 V1 Joshua gave some land east of Jericho...
THE SEPARATE CITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM WERE AMONG THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH; and Joshua 17:10 : _“_Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Beth-shean,” &c. This fact would ma...
וְ הֶ עָרִ֗ים הַ מִּבְדָּלֹות֙ לִ בְנֵ֣י
CHAPTER XXV. THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH. Joshua Chs. 16, 17. NEXT to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the double tribe to which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh. In p...
Next in order we have an account of the inheritance of Joseph divided between his sons Ephraim and Manasseh. The part allotted to Ephraim was a fertile and beautiful district, perhaps in many respects...
And the (e) separate cities for the children of Ephraim [were] among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. (e) Because Ephraim's tribe was far greater than...
I stay not to make remarks on the boundaries of those tribes, because in the present hour it is impossible to mark with any precision the extent of each; time making such ravages both on places and na...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND THE SEPARATE CITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM,.... The tribe of Ephraim, being much larger than the half tribe of Manasseh, besides the lot that fell to it, described before by its boundaries, h...
And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim [were] among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. Ver. 9. _And the separate cities, &c._] Allotted to E...
1 The generall borders of the sonnes of Ioseph. 5 The border of the inheritance of Ephraim. 10 The Canaanites not conquered. 1 AND the lot of the children of Ioseph [NOTE: _Hebrew:_ went foorth.] f...
And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim, certain cities set apart for Ephraimites within the province of the Manassitea, WERE AMONG THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH, ALL THE CIT...
THE SPECIAL BORDERS OF EPHRAIM...
EPHRAIM'S BORDER (vs.1-10) The border of Ephraim did not adjoin Judah, for Benjamin and Dan came between them; but Ephraim's borders are discussed after Judah, for fruitfulness (of which Ephraim spea...
THE SEPARATE CITIES, i.e. besides those cities which were within Ephraim's bounds, he had some other cities, to which all their territories were annexed out of Manasseh's portion, because his tribe wa...
Joshua 16:9 separate H3995 cities H5892 children H1121 Ephraim H669 among H8432 inheritance H5159 children H1121 Manasseh...
‘ From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah, and its goings out were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families, to...
CONTENTS: Land divisions; portions of Manasseh and Ephriam. CHARACTERS: None mentioned. CONCLUSION: It is a brand of failure upon the Christian, when through carelessness, cowardice or want of faith...
Joshua 16:1. _The water of Jericho._ These waters being bitter, Elisha obtained by his prayers the power to heal them by a handful of salt. 2 Kings 2:21. Joshua 16:2. _Beth-el to Luz._ Luz was the tow...
_The lot of _. .. _ Joseph._ THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH Next to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the double tribe to which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh. In perpetu...
_THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH_ CRITICAL NOTES. Joshua 16:1. The lot of the children of Joseph] Although Jacob had adopted the sons of Joseph to be as his own children (Genesis 48:5), and...
EXPOSITION THE INHERITANCE OF EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH. JOSHUA 16:1 FELL. Literally_ came forth, i.e; _out of the urn. THE WATER OF JERICHO. "This is the present fountain of es Sultan, half an hour to t...
In chapter sixteen he describes the areas that were given then to Manasseh, and to Ephraim, the sons, or the descendants of Joseph. Now part of the tribe of Manasseh settled on the east banks of the J...
Joshua 17:9...
The separate cities — That is, besides those cities which were within Ephraim's bounds, he had some other cities, to which all of all their territories were annexed out Manasseh's portion, because his...