Joshua - Chapter 17
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 And
there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan,
which were on the other side Jordan;
6 Because
the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of
Manasseh?s sons had the land of Gilead.
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
En- tappuah.
8 Now
Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged
to the children of Ephraim;
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:
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.
11 And
Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean 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.
12 Yet
the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those
cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
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.
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?
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.
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 Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are
of the valley of Jezreel.
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:
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.
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