17:10a

Ephraim’s territory was to the south: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

The land on the south side of the river belonged to the clan of Ephraim
-or-
The land that was south of the riverbed belonged to the descendants of Ephraim

17:10b

and Manasseh’s was to the north: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

and the land on the north side of the river belonged to the clan of Manasseh
-or-
and the land that was north of the riverbed belonged to the descendants of Manasseh

17:10c

having the Sea as its border: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

The Mediterranean Sea formed the ⌊west⌋ boundary of Manasseh’s land
-or-
The clan of Manasseh had the Mediterranean Sea as the ⌊western⌋ border of its land

17:10d

and adjoining Asher on the north: The Hebrew clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as adjoining Asher on the north is more literally “they touched Asher on the north.” The clan of Manasseh shared a border with the clan of Asher in the north and northwest.

and Issachar on the east: The phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Issachar on the east indicates that the clan of Manasseh shared a border with the clan of Issachar in the east and northeast.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

the clan of Manasseh had a border with the clan of Asher on the north, and with the clan of Issachar on the east
-or-
to the north-⌊west⌋ was land that belonged to the people of Asher. To the ⌊north⌋ -east was land that belonged to the people of Issachar

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