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Joshua 16

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Di Inheritance wey di Papa Give Ephraim

Dem waka Ephraim boundary from Jericho go up through the hill country reach the sea, with extra towns wey dem give dem inside Manasseh portion. The record end with one confession: dem no ever drive the Canaanites for Gezer comot, dem only put dem for forced labor.

Chapter 16.

Di land wey dem share for Joseph im pikin dem start from di Jordan wey dey Jericho, for east of di water, go inside di wilderness wey dey climb from Jericho pass di hill country reach Bethel. E comot from Bethel go Luz, continue reach di border of di Archite people for Ataroth. E go down face west reach di border of di Japhletite people, reach di border of Lower Beth-horon, reach Gezer, come end for di sea.

So Joseph im pikin dem—Manasseh and Ephraim—collect dia own inheritance. Na dis land Ephraim im pikin dem get, according to dia family: dia east border run from Ataroth-addar reach Upper Beth-horon. Di border go reach di sea, with Michmethath for north side; e turn go east reach Taanath-shiloh, pass for im east side reach Janoah. Den e go down from Janoah reach Ataroth and Naarah, touch Jericho, come end for di Jordan. From Tappuah di border go west reach di Brook of Kanah, come end for di sea. Na dis be di inheritance of di tribe of Ephraim im pikin dem, according to dia family. Ephraim im pikin dem still get some towns wey dem set apart for inside di inheritance of Manasseh im pikin dem—all di towns with dia villages. But dem no drive comot di Canaanite people wey dey Gezer; di Canaanite people still dey live among Ephraim reach today, and dem force dem do hard work.

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