Joshua 17:3

Joshua 17:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Zelophehad the 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Context of Joshua 17:3

1Now this was the lot for 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 man of war. 2So the lot was made for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, the sons of Helek, the sons of Asriel, the sons of Shechem, the sons of Hepher, and the sons of Shemida; these were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families. However, Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So in accordance with the command of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers. 5So ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,

Joshua 17:3 word by word

וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ בֶּן־חֵ֨פֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֜ד בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לֹא־הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ שְׁמ֣וֹת בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה מִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Zelophehadצְלׇפְחָדtselophchâd · ZelophehadH6765
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hepherחֵ֫פֶרchêpher · HepherH2660
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• of Machirמָכִירmâkîyr · MachirH4353
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• hadהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• onlyכִּי [אם]kîy · that if: exceptH3588
• only[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
• daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• and theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• are the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Mahlahמַחְלָהmachlâh · MahlahH4244
• Noahנֹעָהnô‛âh · NoahH5270
• Hoglahחׇגְלָהchoglâh · HoglahH2295
• Milcahמִלְכָּהmilkâh · MilcahH4435
• and Tirzahתִּרְצָהtirtsâh · TirzahH8656

Cross-references for Joshua 17:3

• Numbers 26:33Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
• Numbers 27:1Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came forward; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
• Numbers 36:2and they said, “The Lord commanded my lord to give the land by lot to the sons of Israel as an inheritance, and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.

Commentaries on Joshua 17:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Zelophehad - had no sons, but daughters - See this case considered at large in the notes on Numbers 27:1-7; (note); Numbers 36:1; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6In ancient Israel, inheritance usually passed from a father to his sons. Without sons, a man’s name could pass into oblivion. However, Zelophehad’s daughters had petitioned Moses, Moses had inquired of God, and God had ruled that they should inherit their father’s portion (see Numbers 27:1–11). God’s ruling established a general principle, declaring that no family would be excluded from a portion of God’s material blessings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61-6. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh--Ephraim was mentioned, as the more numerous and powerful branch of the family of Joseph (Ge 48:19, 20); but Manasseh still retained the right of primogeniture and had a separate inheritance assigned. Machir--his descendants. the father of Gilead--Though he had a son of that name (Nu 26:29; 27:1), yet, as is evident from the use of the Hebrew article, reference is made, not to the person, but the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 17:3

• Daughter
• Gilead
• Heir
• Hepher
• Hoglah
• Israel
• Milcah
• Noah
• Tirzah
• Women
• Zelophehad

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Manasseh
• Noah
• Tirzah
• Gibeon
• Hitherto
• Machir
• Tirza
• Abiezer
• Hoglah

Commentaries on Joshua 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings