Joshua 17
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Other Half-Tribe of Manasseh (West)
17 Then allotment was made to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior. 2 And allotments were made to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, by their families, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida; these were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, by their families.
3 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh had no sons, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 They came before the priest Eleazar and Joshua son of Nun and the leaders, and said, ‘The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our male kin.’ So according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the kinsmen of their father. 5 Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the Manassites.
7 The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem; then the boundary goes along southwards to the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the Ephraimites. 9 Then the boundary went down to the Wadi Kanah. The towns here, to the south of the wadi, among the towns of Manasseh, belong to Ephraim. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes along the north side of the wadi and ends at the sea. 10 The land to the south is Ephraim’s and that to the north is Manasseh’s, with the sea forming its boundary; on the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar. 11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages (the third is Naphath).[a] 12 Yet the Manassites could not take possession of those towns; but the Canaanites continued to live in that land. 13 But when the Israelites grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labour, but did not utterly drive them out.
The Tribe of Joseph Protests
14 The tribe of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, ‘Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, since we are a numerous people, whom all along the Lord has blessed?’ 15 And Joshua said to them, ‘If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and clear ground there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.’ 16 The tribe of Joseph said, ‘The hill country is not enough for us; yet all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots of iron, both those in Beth-shean and its villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel.’ 17 Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, ‘You are indeed a numerous people, and have great power; you shall not have one lot only, 18 but the hill country shall be yours, for though it is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.’
Footnotes
- Joshua 17:11 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Josue 17
Magandang Balita Biblia
17 Isang bahagi ng lupain ang ibinigay sa lipi ni Manases, sapagkat siya'y panganay ni Jose. Ibinigay ang Gilead at Bashan kay Maquir na ama ni Gilead, anak na panganay ni Manases, sapagkat siya'y isang mandirigma. 2 Binigyan din ng kani-kanilang bahagi sa lupain ang mga angkan nina Abiezer, Helec, Asriel, Shekem, Hefer at Semida. Sila ang mga anak na lalaki ni Manases, at mga pinuno ng kani-kanilang angkan. 3 Ngunit si Zelofehad na anak ni Hefer at apo ni Gilead na anak naman ni Maquir at apo ni Manases, ay walang anak na lalaki. Babae lahat ang anak niya, at ang pangalan nila'y Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milca at Tirza. 4 Lumapit(A) sila kay Eleazar na pari, kay Josue na anak ni Nun, at sa mga pinuno ng bayan. Sinabi nila, “Iniutos ni Yahweh kay Moises na bigyan din kami ng lupain, gaya ng ginawa niya sa iba naming kapatid.” Kaya't ayon sa utos ni Yahweh, binigyan din sila ng bahagi tulad ng kanilang mga kamag-anak na lalaki. 5 Ito ang dahilan kung bakit ang lipi ni Manases ay tumanggap pa ng sampung parte, bukod sa Gilead at Bashan sa kabila ng Jordan. 6 Binigyan din ng kanilang kaparte ang mga anak na babae. Ang Gilead ay napunta sa ibang mga anak na lalaki ni Manases.
7 Ang lupain ng lipi ni Manases ay mula sa Asher hanggang sa Micmetat na nasa tapat ng Shekem. Buhat doon, nagtuloy ang hangganan sa En-tapua. 8 Talagang bahagi ng Manases ang lupain ng Tapua, ngunit ang bayan ng Tapua na nasa gilid ng hangganan ng Manases ay kabilang sa mga bayang napapunta sa lipi ni Efraim. 9 Ang hanggana'y nagtuloy sa batis ng Cana, namaybay rito, at nagtapos sa Dagat Mediteraneo. Bahagi ng Efraim ang mga lunsod na nasa timog ng batis, kahit na malapit ang mga ito sa mga lunsod ng Manases. 10 Ang lupain ng Efraim ay nasa timog ng batis at ang lupain ng Manases ay nasa hilaga. Ang Dagat Mediteraneo ang hangganan nila sa kanluran. Katabi ng lipi ni Manases ang Asher sa dulong hilaga, at ang Isacar sa dakong silangan. 11 Sa loob ng lupain ng Isacar at Asher ay may mga lunsod pa ring napunta sa lipi ni Manases: ang mga lunsod ng Beth-sean at Ibleam, pati ang mga nayon sa paligid, gayundin ang mga naninirahan sa Dor, Endor, Taanac at Megido, at sa kanilang mga nayon sa paligid. 12 Ngunit(B) hindi napaalis lahat ng mga taga-Manases ang mga naninirahan sa mga nasabing lunsod, kaya't nanatili roon ang mga Cananeo. 13 Subalit nang maging mas makapangyarihan ang mga Israelita, hindi na nila lubusang pinaalis ang mga Cananeo ngunit sapilitan nilang pinagtrabaho ang mga ito bilang alipin.
14 Lumapit kay Josue ang mga lipi ni Jose at kanilang sinabi, “Bakit iisang bahagi ang ibinigay mo sa amin, gayong napakarami namin sapagkat pinagpala kami ni Yahweh?”
15 Sumagot si Josue, “Kung hindi sapat sa inyo ang kaburulan ng Efraim, pasukin ninyo at linisan ang mga kagubatan sa lupain ng mga Perezeo at mga Refaita.”
16 Tumutol pa ang mga lipi ni Jose, “Hindi pa rin sapat sa amin ang kaburulan. Hindi naman namin kaya ang mga Cananeo sa kapatagan sapagkat sila'y may mga karwaheng bakal; gayundin ang mga Cananeo sa Beth-sean, sa mga nayon sa paligid, at sa Kapatagan ng Jezreel.”
17 Sumagot muli si Josue, “Kayo'y napakarami at makapangyarihan. Hindi lamang iisa ang magiging kaparte ninyo. 18 Mapapasa-inyo ang kaburulan. Kahit na kagubatan pa ngayon, lilinisan ninyo at titirhan ang kabuuan niyon. Mapapalayas ninyo ang mga Cananeo kahit na makapangyarihan sila at may mga karwaheng bakal.”
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