Joshua 16 (MSG)

10 verses · The Message · Contemporary paraphrase

The Message by Eugene Peterson presents the Bible in the rhythms and idioms of contemporary American English. More than a translation, it is a paraphrase designed to help readers experience Scripture's impact as if hearing it for the first time.

Joshua Chapter 16 contains 10 verses and is presented here in the The Message (MSG), which uses a contemporary paraphrase approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 24 chapters in Joshua.

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1The lot for the people of Joseph went from the Jordan near Jericho, east of the spring of Jericho, north through the desert mountains to Bethel.

2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth.

3It then descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites to the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Sea.

4This is the region from which the people of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—got their inheritance.

5Ephraim's territory by clans: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon

6and then west to the Sea. From Micmethath on the north it turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and passed along, still eastward, to Janoah.

7The border then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah; it touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.

8From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim by clans,

9including the cities set aside for Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh—all those towns and their villages.

10But they didn't get rid of the Canaanites who were living in Gezer. Canaanites are still living among the people of Ephraim, but they are made to do forced labor.

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What is Joshua 16 in the MSG?

Joshua 16 in the The Message (MSG) contains 10 verses. The MSG uses a contemporary paraphrase approach, first published in 2002.

How does the MSG translate Joshua 16 differently?

The The Message uses contemporary paraphrase, rendering the text as a modern paraphrase in contemporary idioms. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Joshua 16 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Joshua 16 (MSG)?

Joshua Chapter 16 contains 10 verses in the The Message. The book of Joshua has 24 chapters total.

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