‏ Joshua 17

Territory of Manasseh

1 Now this was the lot for the tribe of aManasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead,
Lit and there was to him
were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.
2So the lot was made for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, the sons of Helek, the sons of Asriel, the sons of Shechem, the sons of Hepher, and the sons of Shemida; these were the male
Lit sons
descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

3 However, dZelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So ein accordance with the
Lit mouth
command of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.
5So ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan, 6because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the gland of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

7 The border of Manasseh
Lit was
ran from Asher to Michmethath which was east of Shechem; then the border went
Lit to the right hand
southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
8The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but jTappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the sons of Ephraim. 9And the kborder went down to the
Or wadi
brook of Kanah, southward of the
Or wadi
brook (these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh), and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the
Or wadi
brook, and
Lit goings out of it were
it ended at the sea.
10The south side belonged to Ephraim and the north side to Manasseh, and the sea was
Lit its
their border; and they reached to Asher on the north and to Issachar on the east.
11In Issachar and in Asher, qManasseh had Beth-shean and its towns and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the third is rNapheth. 12 sBut the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in this land. 13And it came about when the sons of Israel became strong, tthey put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not
Or dispossess
drive them out completely.

14 Then the vsons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me only one lot and one portion as an inheritance, though I am a numerous people whom the Lord has blessed up to this point?” 15And Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go
Lit up for yourself
up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”
16The sons of Joseph then said, “The hill country is not enough for us, but all the Canaanites who live in the valley land have xiron chariots, both those who are in Beth-shean and its towns and those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.” 17But Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, saying, “You are a numerous people and have great power; you shall not have one lot only, 18but the hill country shall be yours. For though it is a forest, you shall clear it, and to its
Lit goings out
farthest borders it shall be yours; for you shall
Or dispossess
drive out the Canaanites, even though they have aairon chariots and though they are strong.”
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