[1] Then allotment was made to the tribe of Manas'seh, for he was the
first-born of Joseph. To Machir the first-born of Manas'seh, the father of
Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war. [2]
And allotments were made to the rest of the tribe of Manas'seh, by their
families, Abi-e'zer, Helek, As'ri-el, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemi'da; these
were the male descendants of Manas'seh the son of Joseph, by their
families. [3] Now Zeloph'ehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of
Machir, son of Manas'seh, had no sons, but only daughters; and these are
the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. [4]
They came before Elea'zar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the
leaders, and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance
along with our brethren." So according to the commandment of the LORD he
gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. [5] Thus there
fell to Manas'seh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan,
which is on the other side of the Jordan; [6] because the daughters of
Manas'seh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead
was allotted to the rest of the Manas'sites. [7] The territory of Manas'seh
reached from Asher to Mich-me'thath, which is east of Shechem; then the
boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tap'puah. [8] The
land of Tap'puah belonged to Manas'seh, but the town of Tap'puah on the
boundary of Manas'seh belonged to the sons of E'phraim. [9] Then the
boundary went down to the brook Kanah. The cities here, to the south of the
brook, among the cities of Manas'seh, belong to E'phraim. Then the boundary
of Manas'seh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea; [10]
the land to the south being E'phraim's and that to the north being
Manas'seh's, with the sea forming its boundary; on the north Asher is
reached, and on the east Is'sachar. [11] Also in Is'sachar and in Asher
Manas'seh had Beth-she'an and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages,
and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor
and its villages, and the inhabitants of Ta'anach and its villages, and the
inhabitants of Megid'do and its villages; the third is Naphath. [12] Yet
the sons of Manas'seh could not take possession of those cities; but the
Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. [13] But when the people of
Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not
utterly drive them out. [14] And the tribe of Joseph spoke to Joshua,
saying, "Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an
inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since hitherto the LORD has
blessed me?" [15] And Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people,
go up to the forest, and there clear ground for yourselves in the land of
the Per'izzites and the Reph'aim, since the hill country of E'phraim is too
narrow for you." [16] The tribe of Joseph said, "The hill country is not
enough for us; yet all the Canaanites who dwell in the plain have chariots
of iron, both those in Beth-she'an and its villages and those in the Valley
of Jezreel." [17] Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to E'phraim and
Manas'seh, "You are a numerous people, and have great power; you shall not
have one lot only, [18] but the hill country shall be yours, for though it
is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders; for
you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and
though they are strong."
