New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 17:1-6

1Now thiswas the lotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486for the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,for he was the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130.To Machirלְמָכִיר֩le.ma.KhirH4353the firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519,the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'AdH1568,were allottedH1961Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֥דha.gil.'AdH1568and Bashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.ShanH1316,becauseH3588he was a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421.

2So the lot was madefor the restהַנּוֹתָרִים֮ha.no.ta.RimH3498of the sonsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940:for the sonsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44and for the sonsוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Helekחֵ֗לֶקChe.lekH2507and for the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121of Asrielאַשְׂרִיאֵל֙'as.ri.'ElH844and for the sonsוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Shechemשֶׁ֔כֶםShe.khemH7928and for the sonsוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121of Hepherחֵ֖פֶרChe.ferH2660and for the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Shemidaשְׁמִידָ֑עshe.mi.Da'H8061;theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe maleהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145descendantsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

3However,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,hadהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323;and theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.TavH1323:Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244and Noahוְנֹעָ֔הve.no.'AhH5270,Hoglahחָגְלָ֥הcha.ge.LahH2295,Milcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435and Tirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃ve.tir.TzahH8656.

4They cameH7126nearH7126beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣י׀ve.lif.NeiH6440Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֤יve.lif.NeiH6440the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432our brothersאַחֵ֑ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251.” Soaccordingאֶל־'el-H413to thecommandפִּ֤יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them an inheritanceנַֽחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their father’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1brothersאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251.

5Thus there fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235portionsחַבְלֵֽי־chav.lei-H2256to Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,besidesלְבַ֞דle.VadH905 H4480the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568and Bashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֔ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is beyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383,

6becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519receivedנָחֲל֥וּna.cha.LuH5157an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121. And thelandוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568belongedהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961to the restהַנּֽוֹתָרִֽים׃ha.No.ta.RimH3498of the sonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519.

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