Josué 17:9-10 NVI

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 17:7-13

We have here a short account of the lot of this half tribe. It reached from Jordan on the east to the great sea on the west; on the south it lay all along contiguous to Ephraim, but on the north it abutted upon Asher and Issachar. Asher lay north-west, and Issachar north-east, which seems to be the meaning of that (Josh. 17:10), that they (that is, Manasseh and Ephraim, as related to it, both together making the tribe of Joseph) met in Asher on the north and Issachar on the east, for Ephraim... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:9

And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river ,.... The same mentioned in the account of the coast of Ephraim, Joshua 16:8 ; which was north of that river, as Manasseh was to the south of it: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh ; that is, the cities before mentioned, Asher, Michmethah, Entappuah, and Tappuah; though they were in the tribe of Manasseh, yet they were inhabited by the Ephraimites: the coast of Manasseh also was on the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:10

Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's ,.... As Ephraim lay to the south of Manasseh, Manasseh lay to the north of Ephraim: and the sea is his border ; the Mediterranean sea was their boundary on the west: and they met together in Asher on the north ; that is, on the northwest towards the Mediterranean sea, as, at Mount Carmel: and in Issachar on the east ; towards Jordan. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:9

Unto the river Kanah - Literally, the river or valley of the reeds, translated by the Vulgate, vallis arundintei . The tribe of Manasseh appears to have been bounded on the north by this torrent or valley, and on the south by the Mediterranean Sea. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:10

They met together in Asher on the north - The tribe of Asher extended from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Carmel, Joshua 19:26 , and the tribe of Manasseh extended to Dor and her towns, (see the following verse, Joshua 17:11 ; (note)), which were in the vicinity of Carmel; and thus it appears that these two tribes formed a junction at the Mediterranean Sea. This may serve to remove the difficulties in this verse; but still it does appear that in several cases the tribes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:9

Southward of the brook. It would seem as if some words had fallen away here also. The LXX . adds Jariel, translates אלה (these) by terebinth, and omits the word "cities." The cities southward of the brook belonged of course to Ephraim. But what is meant here is that Ephraim had cities north of the brook. That the border of Manasseh lay to the northward of the brook is asserted twice over in the latter part of this and the next verse. These cities of Ephraim are among (literally, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:10

And they met together. Rather, they ( i.e; the Manassites) impinged (this is the very same word as the Hebrew יִפְגְעוּ ), i.e; "touched upon." There has been great discussion concerning this passage. The literal meaning is clearly that Manasseh was bordered by Asher on the north, and Issachar on the east. The idea of an Asher-ham-Michmethah must be given up if we take this rendering of the Hebrew. Its only justification is the fact that if Michmethah be at once the northern... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:9

These cities ... - The text is possibly corrupt. The intention seems to be to state that the cities lying south of the river, though within the limits of Manasseh, were in fact made over to Ephraim, and were among the “separate cities” Joshua 16:9. On the contrary, the north bank of the river, both land and towns, belonged to Manasseh exclusively. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:10

Southward - i. e. of the river Kanah.Render, “they (i. e. the two kindred tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the northern border being treated here as common to the two) reached unto Asher.” (See the map.) The northern border is only indicated in general terms, perhaps because the Israelites were not yet completely masters of this part of the country, and so had not precisely determined it. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 17:9

Joshua 17:9. The coast of Manasseh was on the north side By the coast of Manasseh is meant the cities inhabited by the Manassites; which were all on the north side of this river; as all those on the south side of it, though in the territory allotted to the Manassites: were inhabited by the children of Ephraim. read more