Josh 17
1
And the borders of the tribe of the children of Manasse, (for he was the first-born
Gr. to of Joseph,) assigned to Machir the first-born of Manasse the father of Galaad, for
he was a warrior, were in the land of Galaad and of Basan.
2
And there was land assigned to the other sons of Manasse according to their families;
to the sons of Jezi, and to the sons of Kelez, and to the sons of Jeziel, and to the
sons of Sychem, and to the sons of Symarim, and to the sons of Opher: these are the
males according to their families.
3
And Salpaad the sons of Opher had no sons but daughters: and these are the names of
the daughters of Salpaad; Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
4
And they stood before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua, and before the rulers,
saying, God gave a charge by the hand of Moses, to give us an inheritance in the midst
of our brethren: so there was given to them by the command of the Lord an inheritance
among the brethren of their father.
5
And their lot fell to them from Anassa, and to the plain of Labec of the land of Galaad,
which is beyond Jordan.
6
For the daughters of the sons of Manasse inherited a portion in the midst of their
brethren, and the land of Galaad was assigned to the remainder of the sons of Manasse.
7
And the borders of the sons of Manasse were Delanath, which is before the sons of
Anath, and it proceeds to the borders even to Jamin and Jassib to the fountain of
Thaphthoth.
8
It shall belong to Manasse, and Thapheth on the borders of Manasse shall belong to
the sons of Ephraim.
9
And the borders shall go down to the valley of Carana southward by the valley of Jariel,
(there is a turpentine tree belonging to Ephraim between that and the city of Manasse:)
and the borders of Manasse are northward to the brook; and the sea shall be its termination.
10
Southward the land belongs to Ephraim, and northward to Manasse; and the sea shall
be their coast; and northward they shall border upon Alex. Aser Aseb, and eastward upon Issachar.
11
And Manasses shall have in the portion of Issachar and Aser Baethsan and their villages,
and the inhabitants of Dor, and its villages, and the inhabitants of Mageddo, and
its villages, and the third part of Mapheta, and its villages.
12
And the sons of Manasse were not able to destroy these cities; and the Chananite began
to dwell in Gr. this that land.
13
And it came to pass that when the children of Israel were strong, they made the Chananites
subject, but they did not utterly destroy them.
14
And the sons of Joseph answered Joshua, saying, Wherefore have you caused us to inherit
one inheritance, and one line? whereas I am a great people, and God has blessed me.
15
And Joshua said to them, If you be a great people, go up to the forest, and clear
the land for yourself, If mount Ephraim be too little for you.
16
And they said, The mount of Ephraim does not please us, and the Chananite dwelling
in it in Baethsan, and in its villages, and in the valley of Jezrael, has choice cavalry
and iron.
17
And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, If you are a great people, and have great strength,
you shall not have only one inheritance.
18
For you shall have the wood, for there is a wood, and you shall clear it, and the
land shall be yours; even when you shall have utterly destroyed the Chananite, for
he has chosen cavalry; yet you are stronger than he.