Joshua 16:1
“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,”
Joshua 16:1 — King James Version
Verse 1 of 10 in Joshua chapter 16 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Joshua 16:1 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.”
- American Standard Version
- “And the lot1486 came3318 out for the children1121 of Joseph3130 from the Jordan3383 at Jericho3405, at the waters4325 of Jericho3405 on the east4217, even the wilderness4057, going up5927 from Jericho3405 through the hill-country2022 to Beth-el1008;”
Joshua 16 — full chapter (King James Version)
And the of the children of fell from by , unto the water of the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from throughout mount , And goeth out from to , and passeth along unto the borders of to , And goeth down westward to the coast of , unto the coast of -horon the nether, and to : and the goings out thereof are at the sea. So the children of , and , took their inheritance. And the border of the children of according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance the east side was -addar, unto -horon the upper; And the border went out toward the sea to the north side; and the border went about eastward unto -, and passed by it the east to ; And it went down from to , and to , and came to , and went out at . The border went out from westward unto the river ; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of by their families. And the separate cities for the children of were among the inheritance of the children of , all the cities with their villages. And they drave not out the that dwelt in : but the dwell among the unto this day, and serve under tribute.