SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:10
Efraín al mediodía, y Manasés al norte, y el mar es su término; y se encuentran con Aser a la parte del norte, y con Isacar al oriente.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:10
Verse 10. They met together in Asher on the north] The tribe of Asher extended from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Carmel, chap. xix. 26, and the tribe of Manasseh extended to Dor and her towns, (see the following verse,) 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 were intermingled; for Manasseh had several towns, both in Issachar and in Asher, see ver. 11. In like manner, Judah had towns in Dan and Simeon; and Simeon had towns in Judah; and what is spoken of the boundaries of the tribes, may be sometimes understood of those towns which certain tribes had within the limits of others. For, in several cases, towns seem to be interchanged, or purchased, by mutual consent, so that in some instances the possessions were intermingled, without any confusion of the tribes or families.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. Southward [it was] Ephraim’s, and northward [it was] Manasseh’s , etc.] 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.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-13 - There was great communication between Manasseh and Ephraim. Though eac tribe had its inheritance, yet they should intermix one with another to do good offices one to another, as became those, who, though of different tribes, were all one Israel, and were bound to love a brethren. But they suffered the Canaanites to live among them, agains the command of God, to serve their own ends.
Original Hebrew
נגבה 5045 לאפרים 669 וצפונה 6828 למנשׁה 4519 ויהי 1961 הים 3220 גבולו 1366 ובאשׁר 836 יפגעון 6293 מצפון 6828 ובישׂשכר 3485 ממזרח׃ 4217
