Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance. New Living Translation This was the homeland allocated to the families of Joseph’s sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. English Standard Version The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. Berean Standard Bible So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. King James Bible So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. New King James Version So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. New American Standard Bible The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. NASB 1995 The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. NASB 1977 And the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. Legacy Standard Bible So the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. Amplified Bible The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. Christian Standard Bible So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. American Standard Version And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. English Revised Version And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Joseph's sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, received this land as their inheritance. Good News Translation The descendants of Joseph, the tribes of Ephraim and West Manasseh, received this land as their possession. International Standard Version Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance. Majority Standard Bible So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. NET Bible Joseph's descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land. New Heart English Bible The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. Webster's Bible Translation So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. World English Bible The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—inherit. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Joseph -- Manasseh and Ephraim -- inherit. Smith's Literal Translation And the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, will inherit. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Manasses and Ephraim the children of Joseph possessed it. Catholic Public Domain Version And Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph, possessed it. New American Bible Within the heritage of Manasseh and Ephraim, sons of Joseph, New Revised Standard Version The Josephites—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo the descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the children of Yoseph inherited Manasheh and Aphrim OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasse, took their inheritance. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ephraim's Inheritance…3Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea. 4So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. 5This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon… Cross References Numbers 26:52-56 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. / Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. ... Numbers 34:13-15 So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes. / For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance. / These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.” Deuteronomy 3:12-17 So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ... Deuteronomy 29:8 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Joshua 13:8-14 The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them: / The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon, / and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites; ... Joshua 14:1-5 Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. / For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. ... Joshua 18:1-7 Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them, / there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance. / So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you? ... Joshua 19:51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land. 1 Chronicles 5:23-26 Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon). / These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. / But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. ... 1 Chronicles 6:54-81 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ... Ezekiel 47:13-14 This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. Ezekiel 48:1-7 “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. / Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. ... Ezekiel 48:23-29 As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side. / Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west. / Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west. ... Acts 13:19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. Romans 11:1-5 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? ... Treasury of Scripture So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. Joshua 17:14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto? Jump to Previous Children Descendants Ephraim E'phraim Heritage Inherit Inheritance Joseph Manasseh Manas'seh ReceivedJump to Next Children Descendants Ephraim E'phraim Heritage Inherit Inheritance Joseph Manasseh Manas'seh ReceivedJoshua 16 1. The general borders of the sons of Joseph5. The border of the inheritance of Ephraim 10. The Canaanites of Gezer not conquered So the descendants of Joseph The phrase "descendants of Joseph" refers to the two tribes that emerged from Joseph, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. Joseph's account is one of redemption and providence, as he rose from slavery to become a powerful leader in Egypt. His descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, are often seen as a continuation of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Hebrew root for "descendants" (בְּנֵי, b'nei) emphasizes the continuation of a family line, highlighting the importance of legacy and divine promise in the biblical narrative. Manasseh and Ephraim received their inheritance Hebrew So Ephraimוְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (wə·’ep̄·rā·yim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory and Manasseh, מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה (mə·naš·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites the sons בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Joseph, יוֹסֵ֖ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites received their inheritance. וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ (way·yin·ḥă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate Links Joshua 16:4 NIVJoshua 16:4 NLT Joshua 16:4 ESV Joshua 16:4 NASB Joshua 16:4 KJV Joshua 16:4 BibleApps.com Joshua 16:4 Biblia Paralela Joshua 16:4 Chinese Bible Joshua 16:4 French Bible Joshua 16:4 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 16:4 The children of Joseph Manasseh and Ephraim (Josh. 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