Joshua 16 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.

The allotment for the descendants of Joseph started at the Jordan near Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, going up from Jericho through the hill country into the wilderness to Bethel.

From Bethel it went to Luz, then crossed over to the territory of the Arkites at Ataroth.

Then it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, all the way to the territory of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

This is the land that the descendants of Joseph — Manasseh and Ephraim — received as their inheritance.

This was the territory of the Ephraimites, by their clans: the border of their inheritance on the east ran from Ataroth-addar to Upper Beth-horon,

and the border went westward to Michmethath on the north. Then the border curved eastward to Taanath-shiloh and passed by it east of Janoah.

From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, reached Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.

From Tappuah the border went westward along the Kanah Ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim, by their clans.

In addition, there were towns set apart for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites — all those towns and their surrounding villages.

But they did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer. So the Canaanites have lived among the Ephraimites to this day, though they were put to forced labor.