The tribe of Ephraim, (younger sonne of Ioseph) receiue their lotte. 10. The Chananeite yet dwelleth with them paying tribute.
1And the lot of the sons of Joseph fell from the Jordan over against Jericho and the waters thereof, on the east: the wilderness which goeth up from Jericho to the mountain of Bethel:La porzione poi che toccò in sorte a' figliuoli di Giuseppe fu dal Giordano che è dirimpetto a Gerico, e dalle acque della stessa Gerico, a levante fino al deserto che va da Gerico al monte Bethel:THE lotte also of the children of Ioseph fel from Iordan against Iericho and the Waters therof, on the east: the wildernes which goeth vp from Iericho to the mountaine of Bethel:Cecidit quoque sors filiorum Joseph ab Jordane contra Jericho et aquas ejus ab oriente: solitudo quæ ascendit de Jericho ad montem Bethel: 2And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth,E partendo da Bethel a Luza passa lungo i confini di Archi ad Atharoth:and goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archia, to Atharoth.et egreditur de Bethel Luza: transitque terminum Archi, Ataroth: 3And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:E va verso occidente lungo i confini di Jephlet, fino ai confini di Beth-horon la inferiore, e di Gazer: e la sua regione finisce al mar grande:And descendeth Westward, by the border of Iephleti, vnto the borders of Beth horon the lower, and to Gazer: and their countries are ended by the great sea:et descendit ad occidentem juxta terminum Jephleti, usque ad terminos Beth-horon inferioris, et Gazer: finiunturque regiones ejus mari magno: 4And Manasses and Ephraim the children of Joseph possessed it.E la possederono i figliuoli di Giuseppe, Manasse ed Ephraim.and Manasses and Ephraim the children of Ioseph possessed it.possederuntque filii Joseph, Manasses et Ephraim. 5And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their kindreds: and their possession towards the east was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper.E la porzione dei figliuoli di Ephraim divisi nelle loro famiglie, e la regione che possedettero verso oriente di Atharoth-Addar sino a Beth-horon la superiore.And the border of the children of Ephraim was made according to their kinredes: and their possession toward the East was Ataroth addar vnto Beth-horon the higher.Et factus est terminus filiorum Ephraim per cognationes suas: et possessio eorum contra orientem Ataroth Addar usque Beth-horon superiorem. 6And the confines go out unto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the north, and it goeth round the borders eastward into Thanath-selo: and passeth along on the east side to Janoe.E i suoi confini vanno al mare. Machmethath guarda a settentrione, e i confini girano verso levante a Thanathselo, e passano all'oriente di Janoe:And the confines goe out vnto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the North, and it compasseth the borders against the East into Thanath-selo: and passeth through on the East side to Ianoe.Egrediunturque confinia in mare: Machmethath vero aquilonem respicit, et circuit terminos contra orientem in Thanathselo: et pertransit ab oriente Janoë.
7And it goeth down from Janoe into Ataroth and Naaratha: and it cometh to Jericho, and goeth out to the Jordan.E da Janoe scendono fino ad Atharoth, e a Naaratha: arrivano a Gerico, e finiscono al Giordano.and it goeth downe from Ianoe into Ataroth & Naaratha: and it cometh into lericho, and goeth our to Iordan.Descenditque de Janoë in Ataroth et Naaratha: et pervenit in Jericho, egrediturque ad Jordanem. 8From Taphua it passeth on towards the sea into the valley of reeds, and the goings out thereof are at the most salt sea. This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.Da Taphua vanno verso il mare alla valle del canneto, e finiscono al mare salato. Questa è la porzione posseduta dalla tribù de' figliuoli di Ephraim famiglia per famiglia.From Taphua it passeth through against the sea into the Valley of reedes, and the issues therof are into the most salt sea. this is the possession of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.De Taphua pertransit contra mare in vallem arundineti, suntque egressus ejus in mare salsissimum. Hæc est possessio tribus filiorum Ephraim per familias suas. 9And there were cities with their villages separated for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the possession of the children of Manasses.E furono assegnate a' figliuoli di Ephraim delle città co' loro villaggi, le quali erano dentro la linea della porzione di Manasse.And cities with their villages were separated to the children of Ephraim in the middes of the possession of the children of Manasses,Urbesque separatæ sunt filiis Ephraim in medio possessionis filiorum Manasse, et villæ earum. 10And the children of Ephraim slew not the Chanaanite, who dwelt in Gazer: and the Chanaanite dwelt in the midst of Ephraim until this day, paying tribute.Ma i figliuoli di Ephraim non distrusseso i Cananei che abitavano in Gazer: e i Cananei son rimasi fino al di d'oggi in mezzo ad Ephraim suoi tributarii.and the children of Ephraim slew not the Chananeite, which dwelt in Gazer: and the Chananeite dwelt in the middes of Ephraim vntil this dav tributarie.Et non interfecerunt filii Ephraim Chananæum, qui habitabat in Gazer: habitavitque Chananæus in medio Ephraim usque in diem hanc tributarius.
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Worthington
Joseph. The double portion is given to him, as Ruben forfeited his birth-right. (Chaldean) (Worthington)
Waters; or the celebrated fountain, which renders the territory so fruitful, and which was made sweet, by Eliseus casting salt into it, 4 Kings 2:19.
Masius
Which, is not to be referred to wilderness, but to the word lot. (Masius; Menochius)
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To Luza. The Vulgate reads Bethel Luza, which may be supposed to be two names, (chap. 18:13.; Haydock) for the same city. (Menochius) (Genesis 28:29.)
Bethel was probably the country, (Calmet) or mountain, (Haydock) to the east of Luza, on the frontiers of Benjamin and of Ephraim; for which reason it is sometimes attributed to both.
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Calmet
Gazer was in the vicinity of Azotus, 1 Machabees 14:34., Josue 10:33. (Calmet)
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Menochius
Possessed it, or divided the country between them. The territories of Ephraim are henceforward described, to the end of the chapter. (Menochius)
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Challoner
Looketh to the north, etc. The meaning is, that the border went towards the north, by Machmethath; and then turned eastward to Thanathselo. (Challoner)
Bonfrere
Borders. It should be terminus. "The border turneth eastward," Septuagint. (Bonfrere)
Janoe, twelve miles east of Sichem. (Eusebius) (4 Kings 15:29.)
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Calmet
Reeds. Septuagint, "of Cana." The vale belonged to Manasses, but the cities were ceded to Ephraim, ver. 9., Josue 17:19. The limits of these two tribes are very confused. (Calmet)
Menochius
Most salt. This is the title generally applied to the lake of Sodom. But here the Mediterranean is meant, which, compared with many of the seas of Palestine, is certainly most salt. (Menochius)
Menochius
The epithet is not, however, found in Hebrew or Septuagint (Calmet) and Serarius thinks it has crept in here by mistake. (Menochius)
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Gazer. It is not certain when the Ephraimites rendered this city tributary, or when it threw off the yoke. The king of Egypt afterwards conquered it, and gave it with his daughter to Solomon, Josue 10:33. (Calmet) See Judges 1:29.
Menochius
The negligence of Ephraim was contrary to God's order, Exodus xx. (Menochius)
Haydock
The Alexandrian Septuagint here inserts after day, "till Pharao, king of Egypt, went up and took the city, and burnt it with fire, and the Chanaanites and Pherezites, and the inhabitants of Gazer, he slew; and Pharao gave it as a dowry to his daughter." Grabe adds what seems deficient, "and they became tributary slaves." (Haydock)
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Looketh to the north, etc.... The meaning is, that the border went towards the north, by Machmethath; and then turned eastward to Thanath-selo.
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Ruben for the sinne of incest losing the priuelegies of birthright (Gen. 49) Priesthood was geuen to Leui, the kingdome to Iuda, and duble portiō to Ioseph. Paraphr. Chald.
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1. CECIDIT QUOQUE SORS FILIORUM JOSEPH, — scilicet Ephraim et Manasse, qui, ut audivimus cap. xiv, vers. 4, duas tribus constituerunt. Jam dimidia tribus Manasse portionem regionis suae a Mose acceperat cis Jordanem; restabat ergo altera dimidia cum tota tribu Ephraim, quae hic a Josue trans Jordanem partem suam sorte accipiunt, sed ita ut sors Manasse vicina esset et contigua sorti Ephraim. Hoc capite ergo describitur sors Ephraim, sequenti vero cap. sors dimidiae tribus Manasse; utrique deinde lateralis et contigua erat sors tribus Benjamin. Graphice singularum tribuum sortes, urbes, montes et fluvios describunt S. Hieronymus et Eusebius, in Locis Hebr., Masius hic et Arias in Apparatu Biblior. Regiorum libro Caleb, atque eadem in Tabulis Geographicis oculatim spectanda exhibet Adrichomius, etsi nonnulla in eis desiderentur. Eas adeat Lector; spinosum enim esset et operosum, ac Lectori taediosum parumque utile, si ea hic commentando persequerer.
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8. IN VALLEM ARUNDINETI. — Masius et alii, in torrentem arundinis. Valles enim, per quas labuntur torrentes et aquae, fertiles sunt arundinum; hae enim nascuntur in locis paludosis et humectis. SUNTQUE EGRESSUS EJUS IN MARE SALSISSIMUM, — id est, in mare quod natura sua est salsum. Hebraice mare salis, quod Noster vertere solet mare salsissimum, significat mare Mortuum, sive lacum Asphaltitem, ut patet cap. xviii, vers. 19; Numer. cap. xxxiv, vers. 3, et alibi. Verum hic illud accipi nequit: ab eo enim longe abest tribus Ephraim; quare hic accipi debet mare Mediterraneum. Unde Serarius opinatur vocem salsissimum hic irrepsisse; nam eo carent Hebraea, Chaldaea et Graeca, illudque Noster omittit cap. seq., vers. 9, ubi mare (scilicet Mediterraneum) assignat terminum tribus Manasse, quae contermina erat tribui Ephraim.
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9. URBESQUE SEPARATAE SUNT FILIIS EPHRAIM IN MEDIO POSSESSIONIS FILIORUM MANASSE, ET VILLAE (id est, pagi vel vici suburbani, ait Masius) EARUM, — q. d. Cum sors urbium quae ceciderat tribui Ephraim, non sufficeret tantae multitudini Ephraimitarum, adjunctae sunt eis aliquae urbes ex tribu Manasse, quae tribui Ephraim erat cognata et contermina.
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10. HABITAVITQUE CHANANAEUS IN MEDIO EPHRAIM USQUE IN DIEM HANC TRIBUTARIUS. — Factum hoc ex ignavia Ephraimitarum; jusserat enim Deus Chananaeos exterminari, nec foedus cum eis iniri etiam sub pacto tributi. Tropologice S. Gregorius, lib. IV Moral. cap. xxii: «Quid Chananaeus, inquit, gentilis videlicet populus nisi vitium significat? et saepe magnis virtutibus terram repromissionis ingredimur, quia spe intima de aeternitate roboramur; sed dum inter acta sublimia vitia quaedam parva retinemus, quasi Chananaeum vivere in terra nostra concedimus. Qui tamen nobis tributarius efficitur, quia hoc ipsum vitium, quod subigere non possumus, ad usum nostrae utilitatis humiliter retorquemus, ut eo de se mens et in summis vilia sentiat, quo suis viribus etiam parva quae appetit non expugnat.»
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I limiti sono indicati in Jos. 16, 1-8; 17, 7-10, ma con non poche oscurità.
LUZA (EBR. LÁZ « MANDORLO », SETTANTA ἈΟΥΖΆ)
… scala e degli Angeli ivi avuta da Giacobbe mentre si recava da Bersabea a Haran (Gen. 28, 11-28). Era situata quasi al centro della Palestina, e nella divisione della Terra Promessa venne a trovarsi ai confini delle tribù di Ephraim e di Beniamin (cf. Ios. 16, 1 sgg.; 8, 3).
Poiché nell'uso biblico la designazione « le acque... » con un nome proprio si applica sempre ad una sorgente (cf. Ios. 15, 79; 16, 1), il luogo della battaglia viene fissato nella località di Mejrōn (Mrm nella lista di Thutmosis III, n. 12), abbondante d'acque nel Wādi Mejrōn, 6 km. a sud-ovest di Safed, ai piedi …
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BETHORON (ebr. hab-Bithrón). - Nome di contrada, probabilmente una vallata, da ricercarsi ad oriente del Giordano (II Sam. 2, 29), e di una doppia città (superiore e inferiore), ebr. Beth-hőrön, sita nei monti di Ephraim presso i confini di Beniamin (Jos. 16, 3, 5; 18, 13-14), a ca. 20 km. a nord-ovest di Gerusalemme. …
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… In seguito G. si trova sotto i Cananei (Jos. 16, 10; Iude. 1, 29). Al tempo di David è alleata dei Filistei (Il Sam. 5, 25; I Par. 14, 16; 20, 4). Faraone conquista e distrugge G. e la dà in dote a sua figlia, moglie di re Salomone …
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GERICO (EBR. JĒRIKŌ, AR. ERIKAH)
Assegnata da Giosuè alla tribù di Beniamin (Ios. 16, 17), l'oasi fu ripopolata con il nome di «città delle palme» (Ios. 18, 21; Iudc. 3, 19; II Par. 28, 25). Eglon re di Moab ne fece la sua residenza per 18 anni (Iudc. 3, 13); gli …
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THECUA (EBR. TĒQŌĀ; SETTANTA ΘΕΚΩ͂ E ΘΕΚΟΥ͂Σ)
THECUA (ebr. Tēqōā; Settanta Θεκῶ e Θεκοῦς). - Città della Palestina nella tribù di Giuda (Ios. 16, 60 gr.; I Par. 2, 24; 4, 5) situata verso il deserto di Engaddi (II Par. 20, 20), fortificata da Roboam (ibid. 11, 6), patria del profeta Amos (Am. 1, 1). Ripopolata dopo l'esilio, …
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