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10 What is south ⌞of the river⌟ belongs to Ephraim, and what is north ⌞of it⌟ belongs to Manasseh. So the Mediterranean Sea ⌞is its western border⌟, Asher its northern border, and Issachar its eastern border. 11 In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth Shean and Ibleam with their villages and the people living in Dor, En Dor, Taanach, and Megiddo and their villages. The last three are on mountain ridges.

12 But Manasseh was not able to take possession of these cities since the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

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10 On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher(A) on the north and Issachar(B) on the east.(C)

11 Within Issachar(D) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(E) Ibleam(F) and the people of Dor,(G) Endor,(H) Taanach(I) and Megiddo,(J) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(K)

12 Yet the Manassites were not able(L) to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:11 That is, Naphoth Dor