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Joshua 17

1There was also alotהַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.RalH1486for thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519; for he was thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130; that is, forMachirלְמָכִיר֩le.ma.KhirH4353thefirstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519, thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'AdH1568: because he was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, therefore he hadGileadהַגִּלְעָ֥דha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.ShanH1316.

2There was also a lot for therestהַנּוֹתָרִים֮ha.no.ta.RimH3498of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519by 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: these were themaleהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145offspringבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130by 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, had nosonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121, butdaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323: and these are thenamesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.TavH1323,Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244, andNoahוְנֹעָ֔הve.no.'AhH5270,Hoglahחָגְלָ֥הcha.ge.LahH2295,Milcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435, andTirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃ve.tir.TzahH8656.

4And they camenearוַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָהva.tik.Rav.nahH7126beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.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.ShehH4872togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ourbrethrenאַחֵ֑ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251. Therefore according to thecommandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them aninheritanceנַֽחֲלָ֔הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thebrethrenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1.

5And therefellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235portionsחַבְלֵֽי־chav.lei-H2256toManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519, besides thelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֔ןve.ha.ba.ShanH1316, which were on the othersideמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676ofJordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383;

6Because thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadנָחֲל֥וּna.cha.LuH5157aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121: and therestהַנּֽוֹתָרִֽים׃ha.No.ta.RimH3498ofManasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519sonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121had thelandוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568.

7And thelandגְבוּל־ge.Vul-H1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519was fromAsherמֵֽאָשֵׁ֔רme.'a.SherH836toMichmethahהַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔תha.mikh.me.TatH4366, that liethbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927; and theborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentalongוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980on the righthandהַיָּמִ֔יןhai.ya.MinH3225to theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofEntappuahH5887.

8NowManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֕הlim.na.ShehH4519had thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTappuahתַּפּ֑וּחַta.Pu.achH8599: butTappuahוְתַפּ֛וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8599on theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519belonged to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669;

9And theborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366descendedוְיָרַ֣דve.ya.RadH3381to theriverנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158Kanahקָנָ֜הka.NahH7071,southwardנֶ֣גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045of theriverלַנַּ֗חַלla.Na.chalH5158: thesecitiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892ofEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669areamongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519: theborderוּגְב֤וּלu.ge.VulH1366ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519also was on the northsideמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of theriverלַנַּ֔חַלla.Na.chalH5158, and theendsתֹצְאֹתָ֖יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444of it were at theseaהַיָּֽמָּה׃hai.Ya.mahH3220:

10Southwardנֶ֣גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045it wasEphraim’sלְאֶפְרַ֗יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669, andnorthwardוְצָפ֙וֹנָה֙ve.tza.Fo.nahH6828it wasManasseh’sלִמְנַשֶּׁ֔הlim.na.ShehH4519, and theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220is hisborderגְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.LoH1366; and they mettogetherיִפְגְּע֣וּןyif.ge.'UnH6293inAsherוּבְאָשֵׁר֙u.ve.'a.SherH836on thenorthמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, and inIssacharוּבְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רu.ve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485on theeastמִמִּזְרָֽח׃mi.miz.RachH4217.

11AndManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֜הlim.na.ShehH4519had inIssacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָ֣רbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485and inAsherוּבְאָשֵׁ֗רu.ve.'a.SherH836BethsheanH1052and itstownsוּ֠בְנוֹתֶיהָU.ve.no.tei.haH1323, andIbleamוְיִבְלְעָ֨םve.yiv.le.'AmH2991and itstownsוּבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDorדֹ֣ארdorH1756and itstownsוּבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofEndorH5874and itstownsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofTaanachתַעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590and itstownsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and itstownsוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, eventhreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969countriesהַנָּֽפֶת׃ha.Na.fetH5316.

12Yet thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519couldיָכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not driveoutלְהוֹרִ֖ישׁle.ho.RishH3423the inhabitants of thosecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892; but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wouldוַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙vai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

13Yet it came to pass, when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had becomestrongחָֽזְקוּ֙cha.ze.KuH2388, that theysubjectedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to forcedlabourלָמַ֑סla.MasH4522; but did notutterlyוְהוֹרֵ֖שׁve.ho.ReshH3423drive themoutהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.

14And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130spokeוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.RuH1696toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Why hast thougivenנָתַ֨תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me butoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֤לgo.RalH1486andoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259portionוְחֶ֣בֶלve.Che.velH2256toinheritנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159, seeing I am agreatרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, forasmuchasH5704theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּֽרְכַ֥נִיbe.re.Kha.niH1288me untilnowכֹּ֖הkohH3541?

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, If thou art agreatרַ֤בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, then goupעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927to theforestהַיַּ֔עְרָהhai.Ya'.rahH3293, and cutdownוּבֵרֵאתָ֤u.ve.re.TaH1254for thyself there in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thePerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522and of thegiantsוְהָֽרְפָאִ֑יםve.ha.re.fa.'ImH7497, ifmountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669is toosmallאָ֥ץ'atzH213for thee.

16And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Thehillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022is notenoughיִמָּ֥צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672for us: and all theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of thevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010havechariotsוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֗לbar.ZelH1270, both they who are ofBethsheanH1052and itstownsוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, and they who are of thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

17AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, even toEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֥יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669and toManassehוְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖הve.lim.na.ShehH4519,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou art agreatרַ֣בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971, and hastgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419powerוְכֹ֤חַve.Kho.achH3581: thou shalt not haveoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259lotגּוֹרָ֥לgo.RalH1486only :

18But themountainהַ֤רharH2022shall be thine; for it is aforestיַ֣עַרYa.'arH3293, and thou shalt cut itdownוּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹu.Ve.re.ToH1254: and thebordersתֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑יוto.tze.'o.TavH8444of it shall be thine: for thou shalt driveoutתוֹרִ֣ישׁto.RishH3423theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, though they haveironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393, and though they arestrongחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389.

Commentaries on Joshua 17

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