Joshua 17

1 This was the allocation to the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph's firstborn son. Machir was Manasseh's firstborn son who was the father of Gilead. Because Machir had been an excellent fighter, Gilead and Bashan had already been allocated to him.

and to be [the] allotted to/for tribe Manasseh for he/she/it firstborn Joseph to/for Machir firstborn Manasseh father [the] Gilead for he/she/it to be man battle and to be to/for him [the] Gilead and [the] Bashan

2 The allocation was for the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, to the families of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, by families.

and to be to/for son: descendant/people Manasseh [the] to remain to/for family their to/for son: descendant/people Abiezer and to/for son: descendant/people Helek and to/for son: descendant/people Asriel and to/for son: descendant/people Shechem and to/for son: descendant/people Hepher and to/for son: descendant/people Shemida these son: descendant/people Manasseh son: child Joseph [the] male to/for family their

3 But Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He only had daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, and told them, “The Lord ordered Moses to give us an allocation of land along with our brothers.” So Joshua allotted land to them along with their brothers, as the Lord had ordered.

and to present: come to/for face: before Eleazar [the] priest and to/for face: before Joshua son: child Nun and to/for face: before [the] leader to/for to say LORD to command [obj] Moses to/for to give: give to/for us inheritance in/on/with midst brother: male-sibling our and to give: give to/for them to(wards) lip LORD inheritance in/on/with midst brother: male-sibling father their

5 Consequently Manasseh received ten shares of land beside the land of Gilead and Bashan on the other side of the Jordan,

and to fall: kill cord Manasseh ten to/for alone: besides from land: country/planet [the] Gilead and [the] Bashan which from side: beside to/for Jordan

6 because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an allocation along with the sons. (The land of Gilead had been allotted to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh).

for daughter Manasseh to inherit inheritance in/on/with midst son: child his and land: country/planet [the] Gilead to be to/for son: child Manasseh [the] to remain

7 The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh ran from Asher to Michmethath, near Shechem, then south to the spring of Tappuah.

and to be border: area Manasseh from Asher [the] Michmethath which upon face: surface Shechem and to go: went [the] border: boundary to(wards) [the] right: south to(wards) to dwell En-tappuah En-tappuah

8 The land around Tappuah was allocated to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah, which was on the border of Manasseh's land, was allocated to Ephraim.

to/for Manasseh to be land: country/planet Tappuah and Tappuah to(wards) border: boundary Manasseh to/for son: descendant/people Ephraim

9 From there the boundary ran down to the valley of Kenah. South of the valley some of the towns belonged to Ephraim among the towns of Manasseh. The boundary ran along the north side of the valley and ended at the sea.

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10 To the south the land belonged to Ephraim, and to the north, to Manasseh. The sea is the boundary. The boundary to the north was with Asher, and with Issachar to the east.

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11 The following towns with their associated villages were allocated to Manasseh but lay within the land of Issachar and Asher: Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor (on the coast), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo.

and to be to/for Manasseh in/on/with Issachar and in/on/with Asher Beth-shean Beth-shean and daughter: village her and Ibleam and daughter: village her and [obj] to dwell Dor and daughter: village her and to dwell En-dor En-dor and daughter: village her and to dwell Taanach and daughter: village her and to dwell Megiddo and daughter: village her three [the] Naphath

12 But the descendants of Manasseh could not take possession of these towns because the Canaanites were determined to go on occupying the land.

and not be able son: descendant/people Manasseh to/for to possess: take [obj] [the] city [the] these and be willing [the] Canaanite to/for to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet [the] this

13 However, later on, when the Israelites grew strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor—but they did not drive them out.

and to be for to strengthen: strengthen son: descendant/people Israel and to give: put [obj] [the] Canaanite to/for taskworker and to possess: take not to possess: take him

14 Then the descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked him, “Why have you given us only one allocation—only one share of the land—when there's so many of us because the Lord has blessed us so much?”

and to speak: speak son: descendant/people Joseph with Joshua to/for to say why? to give: give to/for me inheritance allotted one and cord one and I people many till which till thus to bless me LORD

15 Joshua told them, “If there's so many of you, if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, then go and clear ground for yourselves from the forest in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”

and to say to(wards) them Joshua if people many you(m. s.) to ascend: rise to/for you [the] wood [to] and to create to/for you there in/on/with land: country/planet [the] Perizzite and [the] Rephaim for to hasten to/for you mountain: hill country Ephraim

16 The descendants of Joseph replied, “The hill country isn't big enough for us, but the Canaanites living in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its villages, and those in the valley of Jezreel.”

and to say son: descendant/people Joseph not to find to/for us [the] mountain: hill country and chariot iron in/on/with all [the] Canaanite [the] to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet [the] Valley (of Jezreel) to/for which in/on/with Beth-shean Beth-shean and daughter: village her and to/for which in/on/with Valley (of Jezreel) (Valley of) Jezreel

17 Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph, “Since you are so many, and you are so strong, you will be given more than just one share.

and to say Joshua to(wards) house: household Joseph to/for Ephraim and to/for Manasseh to/for to say people many you(m. s.) and strength great: large to/for you not to be to/for you allotted one

18 You will be allocated the hill country in addition. Though it is forest, you will clear it and own it, from one end to the other. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots, and even though they are strong.”

for mountain: hill country to be to/for you for wood he/she/it and to create him and to be to/for you outgoing his for to possess: take [obj] [the] Canaanite for chariot iron to/for him for strong he/she/it