וַיְהִי הַגּוֹרָל לְמַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה כִּי־הוּא בְּכוֹר יוֹסֵף לְמָכִיר בְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה אֲבִי הַגִּלְעָד כִּי הוּא הָיָה אִישׁ   17:1

מִלְחָמָה וַיְהִי־לוֹ הַגִּלְעָד וְהַבָּשָׁן׃

Josh. 17:1   And the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the first born of Joseph, was for Machir, first born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead; for he was a man of war, so Gilead, with Bashan, was for him.

וַיְהִי לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּוֹתָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִבְנֵי אֲבִיעֶזֶר וְלִבְנֵי־חֵלֶק וְלִבְנֵי אַשְׂרִיאֵל וְלִבְנֵי־שֶׁכֶם   17:2

וְלִבְנֵי־חֵפֶר וְלִבְנֵי שְׁמִידָע אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה בֶּן־יוֹסֵף הַזְּכָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם׃

Josh. 17:2   And it was for the children of Manasseh, who were the rest according to their families, for the children of Abiezer and for the children of Helek and for the children of Asriel and for the children of Shehem and for the children of Hepher and for the children of Shemida.  These were the children of Manasseh son of Joseph who were males according to their families,

וְלִצְלָפְחָד בֶּן־חֵפֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָד בֶּן־מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לֹא־הָיוּ לוֹ בָּנִים כִּי אִם־בָּנוֹת וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֹתָיו   17:3

מַחְלָה וְנֹעָה חָגְלָה מִלְכָּה וְתִרְצָה׃

Josh. 17:3   but for Zelophechad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh there were no sons for him, but only daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: Machlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

וַתִּקְרַבְנָה לִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְלִפְנֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן וְלִפְנֵי הַנְּשִׂיאִים לֵאמֹר יְהוָה צִוָּה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה   17:4

לָתֶת־לָנוּ נַחֲלָה בְּתוֹךְ אַחֵינוּ וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֶל־פִּי יְהוָה נַחֲלָה בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵי אֲבִיהֶן׃

Josh. 17:4   And they approached before Eleazar, the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us among our brethren.”  So he gave an inheritance to them by the commandment of the Lord among the brethren of their father.

וַיִּפְּלוּ חַבְלֵי־מְנַשֶּׁה עֲשָׂרָה לְבַד מֵאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד וְהַבָּשָׁן אֲשֶׁר מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן׃   17:5

Josh. 17:5   So ten portions of Manasseh were divided, apart from the land of Gilead and of Bashab, which is from the other side of the Jordan,

כִּי בְּנוֹת מְנַשֶּׁה נָחֲלוּ נַחֲלָה בְּתוֹךְ בָּנָיו וְאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד הָיְתָה לִבְנֵי־מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּוֹתָרִים׃   17:6

Josh. 17:6   because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons and the land of Gilead was for the sons of Manasseh, who were the rest.

וַיְהִי גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה מֵאָשֵׁר הַמִּכְמְתָת אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי שְׁכֶם וְהָלַךְ הַגְּבוּל אֶל־הַיָּמִין אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי עֵין תַּפּוּחַ׃   17:7

Josh. 17:7   And the border of Manasseh was from Asher, Michmethath, which is before Shechem, and the border would go to the right to the habitations of En-tappuach

לִמְנַשֶּׁה הָיְתָה אֶרֶץ תַּפּוּחַ וְתַפּוּחַ אֶל־גְּבוּל מְנַשֶּׁה לִבְנֵי אֶפְרָיִם׃   17:8

Josh. 17:8   -- for the land of Tappuach was Manasseh, but Tappuach at the border of Manasseh was for the children of Ephraim --

וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל נַחַל קָנָה נֶגְבָּה לַנַּחַל עָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לְאֶפְרַיִם בְּתוֹךְ עָרֵי מְנַשֶּׁה וּגְבוּל מְנַשֶּׁה מִצְּפוֹן   17:9

לַנַּחַל וַיְהִי תֹצְאֹתָיו הַיָּמָּה׃

Josh. 17:9   and the border would run down the brook of Kanah south of the brook -- the cities of this were for Ephraim, near the cities of Manasseh -- and the border of Manasseh would be from the north to the brook, and its extensions were to the sea;

נֶגְבָּה לְאֶפְרַיִם וְצָפוֹנָה לִמְנַשֶּׁה וַיְהִי הַיָּם גְּבוּלוֹ וּבְאָשֵׁר יִפְגְּעוּן מִצָּפוֹן וּבְיִשָּׂשכָר מִמִּזְרָח׃   17:10

Josh. 17:10   to the south was for Ephraim and to the north was for Manasseh, and the sea was his border, and they would meet from the north with Asher and from the east with Issachar

וַיְהִי לִמְנַשֶּׁה בְּיִשָּׂשכָר וּבְאָשֵׁר בֵּית־שְׁאָן וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ וְיִבְלְעָם וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי דֹאר וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ   17:11

וְיֹשְׁבֵי עֵין־דֹּר וּבְנֹתֶיהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵי תַעְנַךְ וּבְנֹתֶיהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵי מְגִדּוֹ וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַנָּפֶת׃

Josh. 17:11   And by Issachar and by Asher, Beth-shean, with its towns, was Manasseh’s, also Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, of the three regions.

וְלֹא יָכְלוּ בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה לְהוֹרִישׁ אֶת־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיּוֹאֶל הַכְּנַעֲנִי לָשֶׁבֶת בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת׃   17:12

Josh. 17:12   But the children of Manasseh were not able to possess these cities, and the Canaanite resolved to dwell in that land.

וַיְהִי כִּי חָזְקוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי לָמַס וְהוֹרֵשׁ לֹא הוֹרִישׁוֹ׃   17:13

Josh. 17:13   And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were strong enough, then they put the Canaanite to tasks and did not utterly drive him out.

וַיְדַבְּרוּ בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ נָתַתָּה לִּי נַחֲלָה גּוֹרָל אֶחָד וְחֶבֶל אֶחָד וַאֲנִי עַם־רָב   17:14

עַד אֲשֶׁר־עַד־כֹּה בֵּרְכַנִי יְהוָה׃

Josh. 17:14   And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua saying, “Why have you given an inheritance of one lot and one portion to me, yet I am such a great people to the degree that the Lord has blessed me in this manner?”

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אִם־עַם־רַב אַתָּה עֲלֵה לְךָ הַיַּעְרָה וּבֵרֵאתָ לְךָ שָׁם בְּאֶרֶץ הַפְּרִזִּי וְהָרְפָאִים   17:15

כִּי־אָץ לְךָ הַר־אֶפְרָיִם׃

Josh. 17:15   And Joshua said to them, “If you are a great people, get yourself up to, and cut down, the forest for yourself, there by the land of the Perizzite and the Rephaim, seeing the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”

וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף לֹא־יִמָּצֵא לָנוּ הָהָר וְרֶכֶב בַּרְזֶל בְּכָל־הַכְּנַעֲנִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בְּאֶרֶץ־הָעֵמֶק לַאֲשֶׁר   17:16

בְּבֵית־שְׁאָן וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּעֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל׃

Josh. 17:16   And the children of Joseph said, “The hill country will not be enough for us, but every Canaanite who lives in the land of the valley is with a chariot of iron, belonging to whoever is in Beth-shean and its towns, and belonging to whoever is in the valley of Jezreel.”

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־בֵּית יוֹסֵף לְאֶפְרַיִם וְלִמְנַשֶּׁה לֵאמֹר עַם־רַב אַתָּה וְכֹחַ גָּדוֹל לָךְ לֹא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ   17:17

גּוֹרָל אֶחָד׃

Josh. 17:17   And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You are a great people, and great power is yours; there shall not be one lot for you,

כִּי הַר יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ כִּי־יַעַר הוּא וּבֵרֵאתוֹ וְהָיָה לְךָ תֹּצְאֹתָיו כִּי־תוֹרִישׁ אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי כִּי רֶכֶב בַּרְזֶל לוֹ   17:18

כִּי חָזָק הוּא׃

Josh. 17:18   whereas the hill country shall be yours -- though it is a forest, then you cut it down and its issue will be yours -- whereas you will drive out the Canaanite, although chariots of iron are his, although he is strong.”

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