Joshua 16:6
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And the confines go out unto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the north, and it goeth round the borders eastward into Thanath-selo: and passeth along on the east side to Janoe.

Michmethah

Joshua 17:7 And the border of Manasses was from Aser, Machmethath which looketh towards Sichem: and it goeth out on the right hand by the inhabitants of the fountain of Taphua.

Joshua 18:1 And all the children of Israel assembled together in Silo, and there they set up the tabernacle of the testimony, and the land was subdued before them.

Context
Ephraim's Inheritance
5And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their kindreds: and their possession towards the east was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper. 6And the confines go out unto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the north, and it goeth round the borders eastward into Thanath-selo: and passeth along on the east side to Janoe.7And it goeth down from Janoe into Ataroth and Naaratha: and it cometh to Jericho, and goeth out to the Jordan.…
Cross References
Joshua 16:7
And it goeth down from Janoe into Ataroth and Naaratha: and it cometh to Jericho, and goeth out to the Jordan.

Joshua 17:7
And the border of Manasses was from Aser, Machmethath which looketh towards Sichem: and it goeth out on the right hand by the inhabitants of the fountain of Taphua.

Lexicon
and out
וְיָצָ֨א (wə·yā·ṣā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

toward the Sea.
הַיָּ֗מָּה (hay·yām·māh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

From Michmethath
הַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ (ham·miḵ·mə·ṯāṯ)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4366: Michmethath -- a place in southeast Ephraim

on the north
מִצָּפ֔וֹן (miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

it
הַגְּב֛וּל (hag·gə·ḇūl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed

turned
וְנָסַ֧ב (wə·nā·saḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

eastward
מִזְרָ֖חָה (miz·rā·ḥāh)
Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4217: Place of sunrise, the east

toward Taanath-shiloh
שִׁלֹ֑ה (ši·lōh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8387: Taanath-shiloh -- perhaps 'approach to Shiloh', a city of Ephraim

and passed by
וְעָבַ֣ר (wə·‘ā·ḇar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

it
אוֹת֔וֹ (’ō·w·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to Janoah
יָנֽוֹחָה׃ (yā·nō·w·ḥāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3239: Janoah -- a place in Northern Israel

on the east.
מִמִּזְרַ֖ח (mim·miz·raḥ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4217: Place of sunrise, the east


Additional Translations
and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward to Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;

and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the north; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah;

And the borders will proceed to the sea to Icasmon north of Therma; they will go round eastward to Thenasa, and Selles, and will pass on eastward to Janoca,

and the border went forth westwards to Micmethath on the north; and the border turned eastwards to Taanath-Shiloh, and passed by it eastwards to Janohah,

and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the north; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah;

And the border went out towards the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;

The border went out westward at Michmethath on the north. The border turned about eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah.

and the border hath gone out at the sea, to Michmethah on the north, and the border hath gone round eastward to Taanath-Shiloh, and passed over it eastward to Janohah,
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Border Continued East Eastward Janoah Jan-O'ah Janohah Michmethah Michmethath Mich-Me'thath Micmethath North Passed Passes Past Sea Shiloh Side Thence Towards Turned Turning Turns West Westward Westwards
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Border Continued East Eastward Janoah Jan-O'ah Janohah Michmethah Michmethath Mich-Me'thath Micmethath North Passed Passes Past Sea Shiloh Side Thence Towards Turned Turning Turns West Westward Westwards
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Alphabetical: about and at beyond border by continued curved east eastward From it Janoah Michmethath Micmethath north of on passing sea Shiloh Taanath Taanath-shiloh the Then to turned went westward

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