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.
9 It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.
9 together with the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages.
9 including the cities set aside for Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh - all those towns and their villages.
9 The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
9 In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages in the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 16:9
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The sons of Joseph.
This and the following chapter should not be separated. They give the lots of Ephraim and Manasseh, the children of Joseph, who, next to Judah, were to have the post of honour, and therefore had the first and best portion in the northern part of Canaan, as Judah in the southern part. God's people now, as of old, suffer his enemies to remain. Blessed Lord, when will all our enemies be subdued? 1 Corinthians 15:26. Do thou drive them all out; thou alone canst do it. These settled boundaries may remind us, that our situation and provision in this life, as well as our future inheritance, are appointed by the only wise and righteous God, and we should be content with our portion, since he knows what is best for us, and all we have is more than we deserve.