Joshua 17:9

And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
coast	הַגְּבוּל֩ ha.ge.Vul	H1366	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
descended	וְיָרַ֣ד ve.ya.Rad	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
river	נַ֨חַל Na.chal	H5158	a stream · noun, common masculine singular construct
Kanah	קָנָ֜ה ka.Nah	H7071	Kanah · proper noun, a place name
southward	נֶ֣גְבָּה Neg.bah	H5045	the south (from its drought) · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
river	לַנַּ֗חַל la.Na.chal	H5158	a stream · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
cities	עָרִ֤ים 'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Ephraim	לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם le.'ef.Ra.yim	H669	Ephrajim · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
among	בְּת֖וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
cities	עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה me.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name
coast	וּגְב֤וּל u.ge.Vul	H1366	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁה֙ me.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name
side	מִצְּפ֣וֹן mi.tze.Fon	H6828	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
river	לַנַּ֔חַל la.Na.chal	H5158	a stream · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
outgoings	תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו to.tze.'o.Tav	H8444	(only in plural collective) exit · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
sea	הַיָּֽמָּה hai.Ya.mah	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix

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Cross-references

Joshua 16:3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at t…
Joshua 16:8-9 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 t…
Joshua 19:29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea f…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:7-13

We have here a short account of the lot of this half tribe. It reached from Jordan on the east to the great sea on the west; on the south it lay all along contiguous to Ephraim, but on the north it abutted upon Asher and Issachar. Asher lay north-west, and Issachar north-east, which seems to be the meaning of that (Jos 17:10), that they (that is, Manasseh and Ephraim, as related to it, both together making the tribe of Joseph) met in Asher on the north and Issachar on the east, for Ephraim itself reached not those tribes. Some things are particularly observed concerning this lot: - 1. That there was great communication between this tribe and that of Ephraim. The city of Tappuah belonged to E…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 17:9

the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river--The line which separated the possessions of the two brothers from each other ran to the south of the stream. Thus the river was in the territory of Manasseh; but the cities which were upon the river, though all were within the limits of Manasseh's possessions, were assigned partly to Ephraim, and partly to Manasseh; those on the south side being given to the former; those upon the north to the latter [KEIL]. It appears (Jos 17:10) that Manasseh was still further interlaced with other neighboring tribes.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 17:9

Unto the river Kanah - Literally, the river or valley of the reeds, translated by the Vulgate, vallis arundintei. The tribe of Manasseh appears to have been bounded on the north by this torrent or valley, and on the south by the Mediterranean Sea.

John Gill on Joshua 17:9

And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river,.... The same mentioned in the account of the coast of Ephraim, Joshua 16:8; which was north of that river, as Manasseh was to the south of it: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh; that is, the cities before mentioned, Asher, Michmethah, Entappuah, and Tappuah; though they were in the tribe of Manasseh, yet they were inhabited by the Ephraimites: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river; of the river Kanah, as well as on the south of it; it had cities there, though possessed by the tribe of Ephraim: and the outgoings of it were at the sea; the Mediterranean sea.

Dictionary and topics

Gibeon — Hill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a…
Kanah — Reedy; brook of reeds. (1.) A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh, from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah (Josh. 16:8). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that…
Ephraim · .Territory allotted to, after the conquest of — .Territory allotted to, after the conquest of
Kanah · of Manasseh — of Manasseh
Manasseh · .One-half of tribe west of Jordan River — .One-half of tribe west of Jordan River
Manasseh, The Tribe Of · Inheritance of the other half — Inheritance of the other half

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 17:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:7-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 17:9

Adam Clarke on Joshua 17:9

John Gill on Joshua 17:9

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 17:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:7-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 17:9

Adam Clarke on Joshua 17:9

John Gill on Joshua 17:9

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 17:1-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 17:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 17:8-10

Rashi on Joshua 17:9