Joshua 17:8

[Now] Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh [belonged] to the children of Ephraim;

Now Manasseh {H4519} had the land {H776} of Tappuah {H8599}: but Tappuah {H8599} on the border {H1366} of Manasseh {H4519} belonged to the children {H1121} of Ephraim {H669};

The land of Tapuach belonged to M'nasheh, but Tapuach on the border of M'nasheh belonged to the descendants of Efrayim.

The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.

The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.

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Cross-References

  • Joshua 16:8 (5 votes)

    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 tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.

  • Joshua 15:34 (2 votes)

    And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

  • Joshua 12:17 (2 votes)

    The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

  • Joshua 15:53 (2 votes)

    And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,