Focused Passage

Joshua 17:1-6

Manasseh’s Inheritance, Zelophehad’s Daughters, and Joseph’s Complaint

Manasseh’s inheritance is assigned, Zelophehad’s daughters receive their promised portion, Manasseh fails to drive out Canaanites from key towns, and Joshua challenges the Joseph tribes to clear the forests and drive out the Canaanites rather than complain about limited space.

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1Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

2So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.

3But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.

5Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,

6because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

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Verse 1

Original words

Now this wasוַיְהִ֤יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe allotmentהַגּוֹרָל֙H1486Article | Noun - masculine singularfor the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הH4294Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .כִּי־H3588Conjunction-ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularas Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףH3130Noun - proper - masculine singularfirstborn sonבְּכ֣וֹרH1060Noun - masculine singular construct[namely] for Machirלְמָכִיר֩H4353Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרH1060Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularand fatherאֲבִ֣יH1Noun - masculine singular constructof the Gileaditesהַגִּלְעָ֗דH1568Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularwho had receivedוַֽיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGileadהַגִּלְעָ֥דH1568Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Bashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃H1316Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularbecauseכִּ֣יH3588Conjunction[Machir]ה֤וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwasהָיָה֙H1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulara manאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular constructof warמִלְחָמָ֔הH4421Noun - feminine singular
Verse 2

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So this allotment wasוַ֠יְהִיH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfor the restהַנּוֹתָרִים֮H3498Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralof the descendantsלִבְנֵ֨יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singular-לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒H4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralthe clansלִבְנֵ֨יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֜זֶרH44Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְלִבְנֵי־H1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructHelekחֵ֗לֶקH2507Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְלִבְנֵ֤יH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructAsrielאַשְׂרִיאֵל֙H844Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְלִבְנֵי־H1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructShechemשֶׁ֔כֶםH7928Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְלִבְנֵי־H1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructHepherחֵ֖פֶרH2660Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְלִבְנֵ֣יH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructand Shemidaשְׁמִידָ֑עH8061Noun - proper - masculine singularTheseאֵ֠לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the other maleהַזְּכָרִ֖יםH2145Article | Noun - masculine pluraldescendantsבְּנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃H4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףH3130Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Abiezer is a variant of Iezer; see Numbers 26:30.
Verse 3

Original words

But Zelophehadוְלִצְלָפְחָד֩H6765Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Hepherחֵ֨פֶרH2660Noun - proper - masculine singularthe sonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Gileadגִּלְעָ֜דH1568Noun - proper - feminine singularthe sonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Machirמָכִ֣ירH4353Noun - proper - masculine singularthe sonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularhadהָ֥יוּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .ל֛וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularnoלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlesonsבָּנִ֖יםH1121Noun - masculine pluralbutכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctiononlyאִם־H518Conjunctiondaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתH1323Noun - feminine pluralTheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralare the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתH8034Noun - masculine plural constructof his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֔יוH1323Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularMahlahמַחְלָ֣הH4244Noun - proper - feminine singularNoahוְנֹעָ֔הH5270Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularHoglahחָגְלָ֥הH2295Noun - proper - feminine singularMilcahמִלְכָּ֖הH4435Noun - proper - feminine singularand Tirzahוְתִרְצָֽה׃H8656Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 4

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They approachedוַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָהH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural. . .לִפְנֵי֩H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨רH499Noun - proper - masculine singularthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וְלִפְנֵ֣י׀H6440Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבִּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Nunנ֗וּןH5126Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְלִפְנֵ֤יH6440Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructand the leadersהַנְּשִׂיאִים֙H5387Article | Noun - masculine pluraland saidלֵאמֹ֔רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructThe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcommandedצִוָּ֣הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularto giveלָֽתֶת־H5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructusלָ֥נוּPreposition | first person common pluralan inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הH5159Noun - feminine singularamongבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructour brothersאַחֵ֑ינוּH251Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralSo [Joshua] gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthemלָהֶ֜םPreposition | third person masculine pluralan inheritanceנַֽחֲלָ֔הH5159Noun - feminine singularamongבְּת֖וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructtheir father’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃H1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine pluralbrothersאֲחֵ֥יH251Noun - masculine plural constructin keeping withאֶל־H413Prepositionthe command ofפִּ֤יH6310Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Thus tenעֲשָׂרָ֑הH6235Number - masculine singularsharesחַבְלֵֽי־H2256Noun - masculine plural constructfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularin addition toלְבַ֞דH905Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe landמֵאֶ֤רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙H1568Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Bashanוְהַבָּשָׁ֔ןH1316Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativebeyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרH5676Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃H3383Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

becauseכִּ֚יH3588Conjunctionthe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתH1323Noun - feminine plural constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularreceivedנָחֲל֥וּH5157Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralan inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הH5159Noun - feminine singularamongבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructhis sonsבָּנָ֑יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularAnd the landוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙H776Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דH1568Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularbelonged toהָיְתָ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularthe restהַנּֽוֹתָרִֽים׃H3498Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralof the sonsלִבְנֵֽי־H1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singular

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