Joshua 17

1 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

This was the assignment of land for the tribe of Manasseh (who was the firstborn of Joseph)—that is, for Makir, who was Manasseh's firstborn and who himself was the father of Gilead. Makir's descendants were assigned the land of Gilead and Bashan, because Makir had been a man of war.

2 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

Land was assigned to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, given to their clans—Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, presented by their clans.

3 and to/for Zelophehad son: child Hepher son: child Gilead son: child Machir son: child Manasseh not to be to/for him son: child that if: except if: except daughter and these name daughter his Mahlah and Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Makir son of Manasseh had no sons, but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.

4 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

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and they said, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give to us an inheritance along with our brothers.” So, following the commandment of Yahweh, he gave those women an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

5 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

Ten parcels of land were assigned to Manasseh in Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,

6 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

because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was assigned to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh.

7 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

The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Mikmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the border went southward to those living near the spring of Tappuah.

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

(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)

9 and to go down [the] border: boundary torrent: river Kanah south [to] to/for torrent: river city [the] these to/for Ephraim in/on/with midst city Manasseh and border: boundary Manasseh from north to/for torrent: river and to be outgoing his [the] sea [to]

The border went down to the brook of Kanah. These cities south of the brook among the towns of Manasseh belonged to Ephraim. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and it ended at the sea.

10 south [to] to/for Ephraim and north [to] to/for Manasseh and to be [the] sea border: boundary his and in/on/with Asher to fall on [emph?] from north and in/on/with Issachar from east

The land to the south belonged to Ephraim, and the land to the north was Manasseh's; the sea was the border. On the north side Asher can be reached, and to the east, Issachar.

11 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

Also in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth Shan and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Endor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages (and the third city is Napheth).

12 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

Yet the tribe of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, for the Canaanites continued to live in this land.

13 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

When the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not completely drive them out.

14 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

Then the descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only one assignment of land and one portion for an inheritance, since we are a people great in number, and all along Yahweh has blessed us?”

15 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

Joshua said to them, “If you are a people great in number, go up by yourselves to the forest and there clear the ground for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim. Do this, since the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.”

16 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

The descendants of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us. But all the Canaanites who live in the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shan and its villages, and those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.”

17 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

Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are a people great in number, and you have great power. You must not have only one piece of land assigned to you.

18 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

The hill country will also be yours. Though it is a forest, you will clear it and take possession of it to its farthest borders. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have chariots of iron, and even though they are strong.”