The verb "were," introduced by the King James Version in this verse, should be omitted, and the period after Joshua 16:8 replaced by a colon. The m…

The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh; and Joshua 17:10-11: “…

And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim
The tribe of Ephraim, being much larger than the half tribe of M…

This and the following chapter should not be separated. They detail the allotments for Ephraim and Manasseh, the children of Joseph. Next to Judah,…