Revised Version 1895

Joshua 17

1And this was thelotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486for thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519; for he was thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130. As forMachirלְמָכִיר֩le.ma.KhirH4353thefirstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519, thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'AdH1568,becauseH3588he was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, therefore he hadGileadהַגִּלְעָ֥דha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.ShanH1316.

2And the lot was for therestהַנּוֹתָרִים֮ha.no.ta.RimH3498of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940; for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44, and for thechildrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121ofHelekחֵ֗לֶקChe.lekH2507, and for thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121ofAsrielאַשְׂרִיאֵל֙'as.ri.'ElH844, and for thechildrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121ofShechemשֶׁ֔כֶםShe.khemH7928, and for thechildrenוְלִבְנֵי־ve.liv.nei-H1121ofHepherחֵ֖פֶרChe.ferH2660, and for thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofShemidaשְׁמִידָ֑עshe.mi.Da'H8061:theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428were themaleהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

3ButZelophehadוְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ve.litz.la.fe.ChadH6765, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHepherחֵ֨פֶרChe.ferH2660, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGileadגִּלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMachirמָכִ֣ירma.KhirH4353, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519, hadnoלֹא־lo'-H3808sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121, butdaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323: andtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thenamesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.TavH1323,Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244, andNoahוְנֹעָ֔הve.no.'AhH5270,Hoglahחָגְלָ֥הcha.ge.LahH2295,Milcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435, andTirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃ve.tir.TzahH8656.

4And theycameH7126nearH7126beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣י׀ve.lif.NeiH6440Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֤יve.lif.NeiH6440theprincesהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ha.ne.si.'ImH5387,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872togiveH5414usH5414aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159among ourbrethrenאַחֵ֑ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251: thereforeaccordingH6310to thecommandmentH6310of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hegaveH5414them aninheritanceנַֽחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159among thebrethrenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1.

5And therefellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235parts toManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,besideH5676thelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֔ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834isbeyondH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383;

6becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519had aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159among hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121: and thelandוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568belongedהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961unto therestהַנּֽוֹתָרִֽים׃ha.No.ta.RimH3498of thesonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519.

7And theborderגְבוּל־ge.Vul-H1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519was fromAsherמֵֽאָשֵׁ֔רme.'a.SherH836toMichmethathהַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔תha.mikh.me.TatH4366,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927; and theborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980alongעַל־'al-H5921to therightH3225handH3225, unto theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofEn-tappuahH5887.

8Thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTappuahתַּפּ֑וּחַta.Pu.achH8599belongedהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961toManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֕הlim.na.ShehH4519: butTappuahוְתַפּ֛וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8599on theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519belongedH1961to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

9And theborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֣דve.ya.RadH3381unto thebrookנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158ofKanahקָנָ֜הka.NahH7071,southwardנֶ֣גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045of thebrookלַנַּ֗חַלla.Na.chalH5158:theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892belongedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961toEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669among thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519: and theborderוּגְב֤וּלu.ge.VulH1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519was on thenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828sideH6828of thebrookלַנַּ֔חַלla.Na.chalH5158, and the goingsoutH1366thereof were at theseaהַיָּֽמָּה׃hai.Ya.mahH3220:

10southwardנֶ֣גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045it wasEphraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֗יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669, andnorthwardוְצָפ֙וֹנָה֙ve.tza.Fo.nahH6828it wasManasseh’sלִמְנַשֶּׁ֔הlim.na.ShehH4519, and theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220was hisborderגְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.LoH1366; and theyreachedיִפְגְּע֣וּןyif.ge.'UnH6293toAsherוּבְאָשֵׁר֙u.ve.'a.SherH836on thenorthמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, and toIssacharוּבְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רu.ve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485on theeastמִמִּזְרָֽח׃mi.miz.RachH4217.

11AndManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֜הlim.na.ShehH4519had inIssacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָ֣רbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485and inAsherוּבְאָשֵׁ֗רu.ve.'a.SherH836Beth-sheanH1052andherH1961townsוּ֠בְנוֹתֶיהָU.ve.no.tei.haH1323, andIbleamוְיִבְלְעָ֨םve.yiv.le.'AmH2991andherH1961townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDorדֹ֣ארdorH1756andherH1961townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofEn-dorH5874andherH1961townsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofTaanachתַעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590andherH1961townsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023andherH1961townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,evenוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853thethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969heights.

12Yet thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519couldיָכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808driveH3423outH3423theinhabitantsH3427ofthoseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892; but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669woulddwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

13And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were waxenstrongחָֽזְקוּ֙cha.ze.KuH2388, that theyputוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to taskwork, anddidH3808notH3808utterlydriveH3423themoutH2388.

14And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069hast thougivenH5414meH5414but onelotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486and one part for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159, seeing I am agreatרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, forasmuch as hitherto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּֽרְכַ֥נִיbe.re.Kha.niH1288meH5414?

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou be agreatH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971,getH5927theeupH5927to theforestהַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rahH3293, and cutdownH3588for thyself there in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thePerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522and of theRephaimוְהָֽרְפָאִ֑יםve.ha.re.fa.'ImH7497;sinceH3588thehillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669istooH7227narrowאָ֥ץ'atzH213for thee.

16And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidH559, Thehillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022countryH2022isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808enoughיִמָּ֥צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672forusH559: andallH3605theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of thevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010havechariotsוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270,bothH3605they who are inBeth-sheanH1052andherH3605townsוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and they who are in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

17AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spake unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,evenH3808toEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֥יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669and toManassehוְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖הve.lim.na.ShehH4519,sayingH559, Thou art agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419peopleעַם־'am-H5971, and hastgreatH1419powerוְכֹ֤חַve.Kho.achH3581: thou shaltnotH3808have onelotגּוֹרָ֥לgo.RalH1486onlyאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259:

18but thehillהַ֤רharH2022countryH2022shall be thine; forthoughH3588it is aforestיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293, thou shalt cut itdownH3588, and the goingsoutH3423thereof shall be thine: for thou shaltdriveH3423outH3423theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,thoughH3588they havechariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270, andthoughH3588they bestrongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389.

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