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.

There was also [a lot] for the rest¹² 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.

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.

And they came near⁴ before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying,² The LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses to give² us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave⁴ them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

And there fell⁴ ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan;

Because the daughters of Manasseh had¹ an inheritance among his sons: and the rest¹² of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that [lieth] before Shechem; and the border went along¹ on the right hand unto the inhabitants⁶ of Entappuah.

[Now] Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh [belonged] to the children of Ephraim;

And the coast descended¹ 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:

Southward [it was] Ephraim's, and northward [it was] Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together⁴ in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants⁶ of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants⁶ of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants⁶ of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants⁶ of Megiddo and her towns, [even] three countries.

Yet the children of Manasseh could¹ not drive out⁵³ [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would⁵⁵ dwell² in that land.

Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong,¹ that they put⁴ the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly⁵³ drive them out.⁵²

And the children of Joseph spake¹⁷ unto Joshua, saying,² Why hast thou given¹ me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed¹⁴ me hitherto?

And Joshua answered⁴ them, If thou [be] a great people, [then] get thee up³ to the wood [country], and cut down¹⁴ for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow¹ for thee.

And the children of Joseph said,⁴ The hill is not enough¹¹ for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell⁶ 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.

And Joshua spake⁴ unto the house of Joseph, [even] to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying,² Thou [art] a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot [only]:

But the mountain shall be thine; for it [is] a wood, and thou shalt cut it down:¹⁴ and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out⁵⁵ the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, [and] though they [be] strong.