From there the border descended to the Brook of Kanah; south of the brook, cities belonged to Ephraim among Manasseh’s cities. Manasseh’s border was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. 10 Ephraim’s territory was to the south and Manasseh’s to the north, with the Sea as its border. They reached Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. 11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean, Ibleam, and the inhabitants of Dor with their surrounding villages;(A) the inhabitants of En-dor, Taanach, and Megiddo—the three cities of[a] Naphath—with their surrounding villages.(B)

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  1. 17:11 LXX, Vg read the third is

Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine.(A) There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. 10 On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher(B) on the north and Issachar(C) on the east.(D)

11 Within Issachar(E) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(F) Ibleam(G) and the people of Dor,(H) Endor,(I) Taanach(J) and Megiddo,(K) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(L)

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  1. Joshua 17:11 That is, Naphoth Dor