The territory of Joseph's descendants Ephraim and Manasseh is described, beginning with Ephraim's boundaries. The Ephraimites do not drive out the Canaanites of Gezer.
1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho , unto the water of Jericho on the east , to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel ,
2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz , and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth ,
3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti , unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether , and to Gezer : and the goings out thereof are at the sea .
4 So the children of Joseph , Manasseh and Ephraim , took their inheritance .
5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar , unto Bethhoron the upper ;
6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side ; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh , and passed by it on the east to Janohah ;
7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth , and to Naarath , and came to Jericho , and went out at Jordan .
8 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 .
9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh , all the cities with their villages .
10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer : but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day , and serve under tribute .