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Joshua 17

1There was also a lotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486for the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519; for he wasthe firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130; to wit,for Machirלְמָכִיר֩le.ma.KhirH4353the firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519,the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'AdH1568:because he was a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,therefore he had Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֥דha.gil.'AdH1568and Bashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.ShanH1316.

2There was also a lotfor the restהַנּוֹתָרִים֮ha.no.ta.RimH3498of the childrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940;for the childrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44,and for the childrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Helekחֵ֗לֶקChe.lekH2507,and for the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121of Asrielאַשְׂרִיאֵל֙'as.ri.'ElH844,and for the childrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Shechemשֶׁ֔כֶםShe.khemH7928,and for the childrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Hepherחֵ֖פֶרChe.ferH2660,and for the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Shemidaשְׁמִידָ֑עshe.mi.Da'H8061: these werethe maleהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

3But Zelophehadוְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ve.litz.la.fe.ChadH6765,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hepherחֵ֨פֶרChe.ferH2660,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gileadגִּלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machirמָכִ֣ירma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519,had no sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,but daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323: and these arethe namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.TavH1323,Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244,and Noahוְנֹעָ֔הve.no.'AhH5270,Hoglahחָגְלָ֥הcha.ge.LahH2295,Milcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435,and Tirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃ve.tir.TzahH8656.

4And they came nearוַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָהva.tik.Rav.nahH7126beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣י׀ve.lif.NeiH6440Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֤יve.lif.NeiH6440the princesהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432our brethrenאַחֵ֑ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251.Therefore according to the commandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them an inheritanceנַֽחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the brethrenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251of their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1.

5And there fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235portionsחַבְלֵֽי־chav.lei-H2256to Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,beside the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568and Bashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֔ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316, which wereon the other sideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383;

6Because the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadנָחֲל֥וּna.cha.LuH5157an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121:and the restהַנּֽוֹתָרִֽים׃ha.No.ta.RimH3498of Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519sonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121had the landוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568.

7And the coastגְבוּל־ge.Vul-H1366of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519was from Asherמֵֽאָשֵׁ֔רme.'a.SherH836to Michmethahהַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔תha.mikh.me.TatH4366, that liethbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927;and the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366went alongוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980on the right handהַיָּמִ֔יןhai.ya.MinH3225unto the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of En–tappuahH5887.

8NowManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֕הlim.na.ShehH4519had the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Tappuahתַּפּ֑וּחַta.Pu.achH8599:but Tappuahוְתַפּ֛וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8599on the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519belongedto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669;

9And the coastהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366descendedוְיָרַ֣דve.ya.RadH3381unto the riverנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158Kanahקָנָ֜הka.NahH7071,southwardנֶ֣גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045of the riverלַנַּ֗חַלla.Na.chalH5158:these citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892of Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669areamongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519:the coastוּגְב֤וּלu.ge.VulH1366of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519also wason the north sideמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of the riverלַנַּ֔חַלla.Na.chalH5158,and the outgoingsתֹצְאֹתָ֖יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444of it were at the seaהַיָּֽמָּה׃hai.Ya.mahH3220:

10Southwardנֶ֣גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045it wasEphraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֗יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and northwardוְצָפ֙וֹנָה֙ve.tza.Fo.nahH6828it wasManasseh’sלִמְנַשֶּׁ֔הlim.na.ShehH4519,and the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220is his borderגְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.LoH1366;and they met togetherיִפְגְּע֣וּןyif.ge.'UnH6293in Asherוּבְאָשֵׁר֙u.ve.'a.SherH836on the northמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and in Issacharוּבְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רu.ve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485on the eastמִמִּזְרָֽח׃mi.miz.RachH4217.

11And Manassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֜הlim.na.ShehH4519had in Issacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָ֣רbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485and in Asherוּבְאָשֵׁ֗רu.ve.'a.SherH836Beth–sheanH1052and her townsוּ֠בְנוֹתֶיהָU.ve.no.tei.haH1323,and Ibleamוְיִבְלְעָ֨םve.yiv.le.'AmH2991and her townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427of Dorדֹ֣ארdorH1756and her townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of EndorH5874and her townsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Taanachתַעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590and her townsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and her townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, eventhreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969countriesהַנָּֽפֶת׃ha.Na.fetH5316.

12Yet the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519couldיָכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not drive outלְהוֹרִ֖ישׁle.ho.RishH3423the inhabitants ofthose citiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892;but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wouldוַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙vai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in that landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

13Yet it came to pass, when the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were waxen strongחָֽזְקוּ֙cha.ze.KuH2388,that they putוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to tributeלָמַ֑סla.MasH4522;but did not utterlyוְהוֹרֵ֖שׁve.ho.ReshH3423drive them outהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.

14And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spakeוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.RuH1696unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Why hast thou givenנָתַ֨תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me butoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486and oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259portionוְחֶ֣בֶלve.Che.velH2256to inheritנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159, seeing I ama greatרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,forasmuch asH5704the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath blessedבֵּֽרְכַ֥נִיbe.re.Kha.niH1288me hithertoכֹּ֖הkohH3541?

15And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, If thou bea greatרַ֤בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, thenget thee upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927to the woodהַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rahH3293country,and cut downוּבֵרֵאתָ֤u.ve.re.TaH1254for thyself there in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522and of the giantsוְהָֽרְפָאִ֑יםve.ha.re.fa.'ImH7497,if mountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669be too narrowאָ֥ץ'atzH213for thee.

16And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,The hillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022is not enoughיִמָּ֥צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672for us: and all the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of the valleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010have chariotsוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of ironבַּרְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270, both they who areof Beth–sheanH1052and her townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and they who areof the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

17And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, evento Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֥יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669and to Manassehוְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖הve.lim.na.ShehH4519,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou arta greatרַ֣בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,and hast greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419powerוְכֹ֤חַve.Kho.achH3581:thou shalt not have oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֥לgo.RalH1486only:

18But the mountainהַ֤רharH2022shall be thine; for it isa woodיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293,and thou shalt cut it downוּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹu.Ve.re.ToH1254:and the outgoingsתֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive outתוֹרִ֣ישׁto.RishH3423the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,though they have ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393, and though they bestrongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389.

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