Focused Passage

Joshua 17:7-10

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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7Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

8The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim.

9From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.

10Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

Now the borderגְבוּל־H1366Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙H4519Noun - proper - masculine singularwentוַיְהִ֤יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom Asherמֵֽאָשֵׁ֔רH836Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularto Michmethathהַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔תH4366Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativenearעַל־H5921Preposition. . .פְּנֵ֣יH6440Noun - common plural constructShechemשְׁכֶ֑םH7927Noun - proper - feminine singular-הַגְּבוּל֙H1366Article | Noun - masculine singularthenוְהָלַ֤ךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularsouthwardאֶל־H413Preposition. . .הַיָּמִ֔יןH3225Article | Noun - feminine singularto includeאֶל־H413Prepositionthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructvvvעֵ֥יןH5887of En-tappuahתַּפּֽוּחַ׃H5887Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 8

Original words

The regionאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Tappuahתַּפּ֑וּחַH8599Noun - proper - feminine singularbelonged toהָיְתָ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularManassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֕הH4519Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularbut Tappuah itselfוְתַפּ֛וּחַH8599Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularonאֶל־H413Prepositionthe borderגְּב֥וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularbelonged toלִבְנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃H669Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 9

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From there the borderהַגְּבוּל֩H1366Article | Noun - masculine singularcontinuedוְיָרַ֣דH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularsouthwardנֶ֣גְבָּהH5045Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularto the Brookנַ֨חַלH5158Noun - masculine singular constructof Kanahקָנָ֜הH7071Noun - proper - feminine singular-לַנַּ֗חַלH5158Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularThere were citiesעָרִ֤יםH5892Noun - feminine plural. . .הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Article | Pronoun - common pluralbelonging to Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםH669Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularamongבְּת֖וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe citiesעָרֵ֣יH5892Noun - feminine plural constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularbut the borderוּגְב֤וּלH1366Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙H4519Noun - proper - masculine singular[was] on the north sideמִצְּפ֣וֹןH6828Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof the brookלַנַּ֔חַלH5158Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularand endedוַיְהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוH8444Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularat the Seaהַיָּֽמָּה׃H3220Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea; also in verse 10
Verse 10

Original words

Ephraim’s [territory]לְאֶפְרַ֗יִםH669Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularwas to the southנֶ֣גְבָּהH5045Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularand Manasseh’sלִמְנַשֶּׁ֔הH4519Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularwasוַיְהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto the northוְצָפ֙וֹנָה֙H6828Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singularhaving the Seaהַיָּ֖םH3220Article | Noun - masculine singularas its borderגְּבוּל֑וֹH1366Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand adjoiningיִפְגְּע֣וּןH6293Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunAsherוּבְאָשֵׁר֙H836Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularon the northמִצָּפ֔וֹןH6828Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularand Issacharוּבְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רH3485Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularon the eastמִמִּזְרָֽח׃H4217Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular

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