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Joshua 17
1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: for
Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war;
therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan.
2 And there was a lot 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 children of Manasseh the son of
Joseph according to their families.
3 But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah,
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before
the leaders, saying, Jehovah had commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our
brothers. Therefore, according to the mouth of Jehovah, he gave them an inheritance
among their father's brothers.
5 Ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on
the other side of the Jordan,
6 because the daughters of Manasseh had inherited an inheritance among his sons; and the
rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies before
Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged
to the sons of Ephraim.
9 And the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of
Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side
of the brook; and it ended at the sea.
10 Southward it was Ephraim's, northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was its border.
It met up with Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
11 And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its daughter-villages,
Ibleam and its daughter-villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its daughter-villages, the
inhabitants of En Dor and its daughter-villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its
daughter-villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its daughter-villages; three high
regions.
12 Yet the sons of Manasseh could not dispossess those cities, but the Canaanites were
determined to dwell in that land.
13 And it happened, when the sons of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to
tribute, but did not drive them out to dispossess them.
14 And the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given us only one lot
and one portion to inherit, since we are a numerous people, inasmuch as Jehovah has
blessed us until now?
15 And Joshua answered them, If you are a numerous people, then go up to the forests
and clear out a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the
mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.
16 And the sons of Joseph said, The mountains are not enough for us; and all the
Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are of
Beth Shean and its daughter-villages and those who are of the Valley of Jezreel.
17 And 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 only one lot,
18 but the mountains shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it
shall be yours to its extremities; for you shall dispossess the Canaanites, though they have
iron chariots and are strong.
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