5. This was the border of the children of EPHRAIM according to their families. The border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth Addar, to Beth Horon the upper.

6. The border went out westward at Michmethath on the north. The border turned about eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah.

7. It went down from Janoah to Ataroth, to Naarah, reached to Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.

8. From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of EPHRAIM according to their families;

9. together with the cities which were set apart for the children of EPHRAIM in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

9. The border went down to the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook. These cities belonged to EPHRAIM among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and ended at the sea.

10. Southward it was EPHRAIM's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was his border. They reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east.

11. Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns.

12. Yet the children of Manasseh couldn't drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

13. When the children of Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn't utterly drive them out.

14. The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since we are a numerous people, because the LORD has blessed us so far?"

15. Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and clear land for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill country of EPHRAIM is too narrow for you."

16. The children of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shean and its towns, and those who are in the valley of Jezreel."

17. Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, that is, to EPHRAIM and to Manasseh, saying, "You are a numerous people, and have great power. You shall not have one lot only;

18. but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it's farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong."

28. Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

29. and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.