YuēShūyàjì 16

1 Yūesè de zǐsūn niānjiū suǒ dé zhī dì shì cóng kàojìn Yēlìgē de Yuēdànhé qǐ , yǐ Yēlìgē dōngbiān de shuǐ wèi jiè , cóng Yēlìgē shàng qù , tōng guō shān dì de kuàngyĕ , dào Bótèlì .

2 Yòu cóng Bótèlì dào Lùsī , jiē lián dào Yàjīrén de jìngjiè , zhì yà tā lǜ .

3 Yòu wǎng xī xià dào yē lì tí rén de jìngjiè , dào xià Bǎihélún de jìngjiè , zhídào jī sè , tōng dào hǎi wéizhǐ .

4 Yūesè de érzi Mǎnáxī , Yǐfǎlián jiù dé le tāmende dì yè .

5 Yǐfǎlián zǐsūn de jìngjiè , àn zhe zōngzú suǒ dé de , jì zaì xiàmiàn , tāmen dì yè de dōng jiè shì yà tā lǜ Yàdá dào shàng Bǎihélún .

6 Wǎngxī tōng dào bĕibiān de mì mǐ tā , yòu xiàng dōng rǎo dào Tānà Shìluó , yòu jiē lián dào yǎ nuó hā de dōngbiān .

7 Cóng yǎ nuó hā xià dào yà tā lǜ , yòu dào ná là , dádào Yēlìgē , tōng dào Yuēdànhé wéizhǐ .

8 Cóng Tāpǔyà wǎng xī , dào Jiāná hé , zhí tōng dào hǎi wéizhǐ . zhè jiù shì Yǐfǎlián zhīpaì àn zhe zōngzú suǒ dé de dì yè .

9 Lìngwaì zaì Mǎnáxī rén dì yè zhōng dé le xiē chéngyì hé shǔ chéng de cūnzhuāng . zhè dōu shì fēn gĕi Yǐfǎlián zǐsūn de .

10 Tāmen méiyǒu gǎn chū zhù jī sè de Jiānán rén . Jiānán rén què zhù zaì Yǐfǎlián rén zhōngjiān , chéngwéi zuò kǔ gōng de púrén , zhídào jīnrì .

YuēShūyàjì 16 Commentary

Chapter 16

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 ( 1 Corinthians. 15:26 ) 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.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 16

This chapter gives us an account of the lot of the children of Joseph, Ephraim, and the half tribe of Manasseh, one half having settled on the other side Jordan; and first the borders of the whole lot in general are given, Jos 16:1-4; and then the borders of the tribe of Ephraim in particular, Jos 16:4-8; and it is observed, that this tribe had besides separate cities among the children of Manasseh, and that there were some Canaanites, particularly in Gezer, not driven out by the Ephraimites, Jos 16:9,10.