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Joshua 17

1AndthiswasH1961thelotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486forthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519;forhewasH1961thefirst-bornofJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130.AsforMachirthefirst-bornofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519,thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'AdH1568,becausehewasH1961amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,thereforehehadGileadהַגִּלְעָ֥דha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.ShanH1316.

2SothelotwasH1961fortherestofthechildrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940:forthechildrenofAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44,andforthechildrenofHelekחֵ֗לֶקChe.lekH2507,andforthechildrenofAsrielאַשְׂרִיאֵל֙'as.ri.'ElH844,andforthechildrenofShechemשֶׁ֔כֶםShe.khemH7928,andforthechildrenofHepherחֵ֖פֶרChe.ferH2660,andforthechildrenofShemidaשְׁמִידָ֑עshe.mi.Da'H8061:thesewereH1961themaleH2145childrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519thesonH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940.

3ButZelophehadוְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ve.litz.la.fe.ChadH6765,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHepherחֵ֨פֶרChe.ferH2660,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGileadגִּלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMachir,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519,hadnosonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,butdaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323:andthesearethenamesH8034ofhisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.TavH1323:Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244,andNoahוְנֹעָ֔הve.no.'AhH5270,Hoglahחָגְלָ֥הcha.ge.LahH2295,Milcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435,andTirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃ve.tir.TzahH8656.

4AndtheycamenearbeforeEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andbeforeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126,andbeforetheprincesH5387,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872togiveH5414usaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongourbrethren:thereforeaccordingtothecommandmentofJehovahhegaveH5414themaninheritanceנַֽחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159amongthebrethrenoftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1.

5AndtherefellH5307tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235partstoManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,besidesthelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֔ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316,whichisbeyondtheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383;

6becausethedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amonghissonsH1121.Andthelandוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568belongedהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961untotherestofthesonsH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519.

7Andtheborderגְבוּל־ge.Vul-H1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519wasH1961fromAsherמֵֽאָשֵׁ֔רme.'a.SherH836toMichmethath,whichisbeforeShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927;andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH1980alongtotherightH3225handH3225, untotheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofEn-tappuah.

8Thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTappuahתַּפּ֑וּחַta.Pu.achH8599belongedהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961toManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֕הlim.na.ShehH4519;butTappuahוְתַפּ֛וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8599ontheborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519belongedH1961tothechildrenofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

9Andtheborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֣דve.ya.RadH3381untothebrookofKanahקָנָ֜הka.NahH7071,southwardofthebrook:thesecitiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892belongedH1961toEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669amongthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519:andtheborderוּגְב֤וּלu.ge.VulH1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519wasH1961onthenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828sideofthebrook,andthegoingsoutthereofwereH1961attheseaהַיָּֽמָּה׃hai.Ya.mahH3220:

10southwarditwasH1961Ephraim’s,andnorthwarditwasH1961Manasseh’s,andtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220wasH1961hisborderגְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.LoH1366;andtheyreachedtoAsherוּבְאָשֵׁר֙u.ve.'a.SherH836onthenorthH6828,andtoIssacharוּבְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רu.ve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485ontheeastמִמִּזְרָֽח׃mi.miz.RachH4217.

11AndManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֜הlim.na.ShehH4519hadinIssacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָ֣רbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485andinAsherוּבְאָשֵׁ֗רu.ve.'a.SherH836Beth-sheanH1052anditstowns,andIbleamוְיִבְלְעָ֨םve.yiv.le.'AmH2991anditstowns,andtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDorדֹ֣ארdorH1756anditstowns,andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofEn-dorH5874anditstowns,andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofTaanachתַעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590anditstowns,andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023anditstowns,eventhethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969heights.

12YetthechildrenofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519couldnotdriveouttheinhabitantsH3427ofthosecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892;buttheCanaanitesH3669woulddwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

13Anditcametopass,whenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961waxedstrongחָֽזְקוּ֙cha.ze.KuH2388,thattheyputH5414theCanaanitesH3669totaskwork,anddidnotutterlydrivethemout.

14AndthechildrenofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069hast thougivenH5414mebutoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486andoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259partforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159, seeingIamagreatH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, forasmuchashithertoJehovahhathblessedH1288me?

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothem,IfthoubeagreatH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,gettheeuptotheforestהַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rahH3293,andcutdownforthyselfthereinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofthePerizzitesandoftheRephaimH7497;sincethehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669istooH7227narrowforthee.

16AndthechildrenofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidH559,Thehill-countryisnotenoughforus:andalltheCanaanitesH3669thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofthevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010havechariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270,boththeywhoareinBeth-sheanH1052anditstowns,andtheywhoareinthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

17AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spake untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,eventoEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֥יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669andtoManassehוְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖הve.lim.na.ShehH4519,sayingH559, Thou artagreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419peopleעַם־'am-H5971,andhastgreatH1419powerH3581; thou shaltnothaveoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֥לgo.RalH1486only:

18butthehill-countryshallbeH1961thine;forthoughitisaforestיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293, thou shalt cutitdown,andthegoingsoutthereofshallbeH1961thine;forthou shaltdriveouttheCanaanitesH3669,thoughtheyhavechariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,andthoughtheyarestrongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389.

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