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Joshua 16 Introduction
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This and Joshua 17 are closely connected, and assign the boundaries of "the children of Joseph," i. e of the kindred tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. These two tribes, or more strictly speaking, the tribe of Ephraim and the half tribe of Manasseh, drew one lot only, no doubt, because it was all along intended that their inheritances should be adjacent. These chapters accordingly describe
(1) the southern boundary of the whole territory of the children of Joseph Joshua 16:1-4;
(2) the limits of Ephraim in particular Joshua 16:5-10)
(3); those of Manasseh Joshua 17:1-13; and
(4) the discontent of the descendants of Joseph with their inheritance is recorded, together with Joshua's answer to their complaints Joshua 17:14-18.
The territory allotted to these two powerful tribes comprises the central and, in every way, the choicest part of Canaan west of the Jordan. The hills of this district, making up what is called Joshua 20:7 "Mount Ephraim," are less high and far less barren than those of Judah; the water supply is much larger; and the very rich and fertile plains of Sharon and Esdraelon are left between the rocky fastnesses of Benjamin on the south and the high lands of Galilee belonging to Issachar on the north.
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Joshua 16:1
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到曠野——「到」字當刪去,因為這詞與「鬮」同位並列。這曠野即 Joshua 18:12 的「伯亞文的曠野」。
英文原文
To the wilderness - Strike out "to," for the word is in apposition to "lot." The wilderness is Joshua 18:12 "the wilderness of Bethaven."
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Joshua 16:2
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亞基人——(當讀作「亞基人」,亞基人也是大衛的朋友戶篩的稱號,見 2 Samuel 15:32;2 Samuel 16:16 等)。這詞衍生自以力(Erech)(Genesis 10:10)。但伯特利附近是否有一處帶著這巴比倫名字的地點,還是有一批來自東方的移民定居此地並把名字帶來,則不得而知。
亞他錄——在 Joshua 16:5;Joshua 18:13 稱為亞他錄亞達(意即「名聲或尊大的冠冕」),也許是為了與另外兩個同名但位於約但河東、迦得境內的地點區別(Numbers 32:34)。它被認定為 Atara,在耶路撒冷通往納布盧斯(Nablous)的路上。
英文原文
Of Archi - (Read "of the Archite," also a designation of David's friend Hushai (2 Samuel 15:32; 2 Samuel 16:16, etc.). The word is derived from Erech Genesis 10:10. But whether there was in the neighborhood of Bethel a place bearing this Babylonian name, or whether a colony from the East had settled in this spot and brought the name with them, is unknown.
Ataroth - Called Joshua 16:5; Joshua 18:13 Ataroth-adar ( equals "crowns of fame or greatness") perhaps to distinguish it from two other places bearing the same name but, situated on the other side of Jordan, in the territory of Gad Numbers 32:34. It is identified with Atara, near the road from Jerusalem to Nablous.
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Joshua 16:3
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押利提——更宜作「押利提人」。這名字的一切歷史都已失傳。
英文原文
Of Japhleti - Rather "of the Japhletite." All history of the name is lost.
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Joshua 16:5
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從這些記述突然出現的方式，以及它們不甚完整的形式來看，有推測認為這幾節經文中或有一些字句從原文脫落，此說有其可能。這些地點中，能確切辨認的寥寥無幾。
英文原文
From the abrupt manner in which the statements are introduced, as well as from their imperfect character, there is probability in the conjecture that some words have, in these verses, fallen out of the text. Few of the places are known for certain.
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Joshua 16:9
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欽定本在本節中補入的動詞「were」應予刪去,而 Joshua 16:8 之後的句號應改以冒號代替。Joshua 16:9 的要旨不過是:在前文所界定之以法蓮的產業上,再加上在瑪拿西境內額外撥給他們的「分別出來的城邑」,更恰當地說,是「單獨的城邑」。將這些額外城邑給予以法蓮人的原因,只能付諸推測。也許分給這個人數眾多之支派的疆土,實際證明過小;因此 1 Chronicles 7:29 所列的幾座城,便從親族瑪拿西人手中給了他們,而瑪拿西人則從以薩迦和亞設的地業獲得補償(Joshua 17:11 註釋)。
英文原文
The verb "were," introduced by the King James Version in this verse should be omitted; and the full stop after Joshua 16:8 replaced by a colon. The purport of Joshua 16:9 is simply to add to the inheritance of Ephraim, defined by the preceding context, "the separate cities" or more properly "single cities" which were allotted to them in addition within the borders of Manasseh. The reasons for granting these additional cities to the Ephraimites can only be conjectured. Perhaps the territory assigned to this numerous tribe proved on experiment to be too small; and therefore some towns, which are named in 1 Chronicles 7:29, were given to them from the kindred Manassites, the latter being recompensed (Joshua 17:11 note) at the expense of Issachar and Asher.
本章與 Joshua 17 密切相連,劃定「約瑟的子孫」——即以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個近親支派——的疆界。這兩個支派,更嚴格地說,是以法蓮支派和瑪拿西半支派,只拈了一個鬮,無疑是因為從起初就定意使他們的產業彼此相連。因此這兩章先後描述:
(1) 約瑟子孫全境的南界(Joshua 16:1-4);
(2) 以法蓮支派特有的界線(Joshua 16:5-10);
(3) 瑪拿西支派的界線(Joshua 17:1-13);
(4) 記載約瑟的後裔對其產業的不滿,以及約書亞對他們怨言的回應(Joshua 17:14-18)。
分配給這兩個強大支派的疆域,包括約但河以西迦南的中部,也是各方面最精華的部分。這一地區的山丘——構成 Joshua 20:7 所稱的「以法蓮山地」——比猶大的山丘低,也遠不那麼荒瘠;水源充足得多;而沙崙與耶斯列這兩個極其富饒肥沃的平原,正位於南面便雅憫多岩的要塞與北面屬以薩迦的加利利高地之間。