17:1 And the borders of the tribe of the
children of Manasse, (for he [was] the first-born of Joseph,) [assigned] to
Machir the first-born of Manasse the father of Galaad, for he was a warrior,
[were] in the land of Galaad and of Basan.
17:2 And there was [land] assigned to the other sons of Manasse according to
their families; to the sons of Jezi, and to the sons of Kelez, and to the
sons of Jeziel, and to the sons of Sychem, and to the sons of Symarim, and
to the sons of Opher: these [are] the males according to their families.
17:3 And Salpaad the sons of Opher had no sons but daughters: and these
[are] the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and
Melcha, and Thersa.
17:4 And they stood before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua, and before
the rulers, saying, God gave a charge by the hand of Moses, to give us an
inheritance in the midst of our brethren: so there was given to them by the
command of the Lord an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
17:5 And their lot fell [to them] from Anassa, and [to the] plain of Labec
of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.
17:6 For the daughters of the sons of Manasse inherited a portion in the
midst of their brethren, and the land of Galaad was assigned to the
remainder of the sons of Manasse.
17:7 And the borders of the sons of Manasse were Delanath, which is before
the sons of Anath, and it proceeds to the borders [even] to Jamin and Jassib
to the fountain of Thaphthoth.
17:8 It shall belong to Manasse, and Thapheth on the borders of Manasse
[shall belong] to the sons of Ephraim.
17:9 And the borders shall go down to the valley of Carana southward by the
valley of Jariel, ([there is] a turpentine tree [belonging] to Ephraim
between [that and] the city of Manasse:) and the borders of Manasse [are]
northward to the brook; and the sea shall be its termination.
17:10 Southward [the land belongs] to Ephraim, and northward to Manasse; and
the sea shall be their cost; and northward they shall border upon Aseb, and
eastward upon Issachar.
17:11 And Manasses shall have in [the portion of] Issachar and Aser Baethsan
and their villages, and the inhabitants of Dor, and its villages, and the
inhabitants of Mageddo, and its villages, and the third part of Mapheta, and
its villages.
17:12 And the sons of Manasse were not able to destroy these cities; and the
Chananite began to dwell in that land.
17:13 And it came to pass that when the children of Israel were strong, they
made the Chananites subject, but they did not utterly destroy them.
17:14 And the sons of Joseph answered Joshua, saying, Wherefore hast thou
caused us to inherit one inheritance, and one lie? whereas I am a great
people, and God has blessed me.
17:15 And Joshua said to them, If thou be a great people, go up to the
forest, and clear [the land] for thyself, If mount Ephraim be too little for
thee.
17:16 And they said, The mount of Ephraim does not please us, and the
Chananite dwelling in it in Baethsan, and in its villages, [and] in the
valley of Jezrael, has choice cavalry and iron.
17:17 And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, If thou art a great people, and
hast great strength, thou shalt not have [only] one inheritance.
17:18 For thou shalt have the wood, for there is a wood, and thou shalt
clear it, and [the land] shall be thine; even when thou shalt have utterly
destroyed the Chananite, for he has chosen cavalry; yet thou art stronger
than he. |
17:1 There was also a lot for the tribe of
Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the
firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war,
therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
17:2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their
families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and
for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the
children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male
children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
17:3 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, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
17:4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son
of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us
an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of
the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
17:5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and
Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
17:6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons:
and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
17:7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth
before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the
inhabitants of Entappuah.
17:8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of
Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
17:9 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river:
these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of
Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it
were at the sea:
17:10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the
sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in
Issachar on the east.
17:11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and
Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the
inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her
towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
17:12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of
those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
17:13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong,
that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
17:14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou
given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people,
forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
17:15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up
to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the
Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
17:16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and
all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of
iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the
valley of Jezreel.
17:17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to
Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt
not have one lot only:
17:18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut
it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out
the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong. |