Joshua 17

The Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh

1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the a firstborn of Joseph: namely for b Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given c Gilead and Bashan. 2 And there was a lot for d the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: e for the children of 1 Abiezer, the children of Helek, f the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, g the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

3 But h Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 And they came near before i Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, j "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an 2 inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers. 5 Ten shares fell to k Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

7 And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to l Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. 8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but m Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. 9 And the 3 border descended to the 4 Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. n 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. Manasseh's territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. 11 And in Issachar and in Asher, o Manasseh had p Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns - three hilly regions. 12 Yet q the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 13 And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to r forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

14 s Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only t one 5 lot and one share to inherit, since we are u a great people, inasmuch as the LORD has blessed us until now?" 15 So Joshua answered them, "If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear 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 But the children of Joseph said, "The mountain country is not enough for us; and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have v chariots of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are w of the Valley of Jezreel." 17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph - to Ephraim and Manasseh - saying, "You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one 6 lot, 18 "but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its 7 farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, x though they have iron chariots and are strong."

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 41:51
    Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: "For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house.
    Genesis 46:20
    And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of PotiPherah' priest of On, bore to him.
    Genesis 48:18
    And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 50:23
    Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph's knees.
    Judges 5:14
    From Ephraim were those whose roots were in Amalek. After you, Benjamin, with your peoples, From Machir rulers came down, And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter's staff.
  3. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 3:15
    Also I gave Gilead to Machir.
  4. Cross References
    Numbers 26:29 - 33
    The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
  5. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 7:18
    His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
  6. Cross References
    Numbers 26:31
    Of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites.
  7. Cross References
    Numbers 26:32
    Of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
  8. Cross References
    Numbers 26:33
    Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
    Numbers 27:1
    Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
    Numbers 36:2
    And they said: "The LORD commanded my lord Moses to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.
  9. Cross References
    Joshua 14:1
    These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them.
  10. Cross References
    Numbers 27:2 - 11
    And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying:
  11. Cross References
    Joshua 22:7
    Now to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half of it Joshua gave a possession among their brethren on this side of the Jordan, westward. And indeed, when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them.
  12. Cross References
    Joshua 16:6
    And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah.
  13. Cross References
    Joshua 16:8
    The border went out from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families.
  14. Cross References
    Joshua 16:9
    The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
  15. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 7:29
    And by the borders of the children of Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel.
  16. Cross References
    Judges 1:27
    However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
    1 Samuel 31:10
    Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
    1 Kings 4:12
    Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam.
  17. Cross References
    Judges 1:19
    So the LORD was with Judah. And they drove out the mountaineers, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had chariots of iron.
    Judges 1:27
    However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
    Judges 1:28
    And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.
  18. Cross References
    Joshua 16:10
    And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.
  19. Cross References
    Joshua 16:4
    So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
  20. Cross References
    Genesis 48:22
    "Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow."
  21. Cross References
    Genesis 48:19
    But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.
    Numbers 26:34
    These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
    Numbers 26:37
    These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
  22. Cross References
    Joshua 17:18
    "but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong."
    Judges 1:19
    So the LORD was with Judah. And they drove out the mountaineers, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had chariots of iron.
    Judges 4:3
    And the children of Israel cried out to the LORD; for Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he had harshly oppressed the children of Israel.
  23. Cross References
    Joshua 19:18
    And their territory went to Jezreel, and included Chesulloth, Shunem.
    1 Kings 4:12
    Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam.
  24. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 20:1
    When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
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