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Joshua 16:4 Cross-References
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“So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”
Joshua 16:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 16:4
So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance—this summary statement concludes the general description of Joseph's tribal territory before focusing specifically on Ephraim's boundaries (vv. 5-9) and Manasseh's (ch. 17). The phrase children of Joseph emphasizes unity between the two tribes descended from Joseph's sons, Manasseh (firstborn) and Ephraim (younger), whom Jacob elevated to tribal status equal with his own sons (Genesis 48:5).The verb took their inheritance (yinchalu, יִנְחֲלוּ) uses the Hebrew root nachal (נָחַל), meaning to receive as a permanent possessio...
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