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And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the
Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
CHAPTER 17
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he
was
the firstborn of Joseph;
to wit,
for Machir
the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had
Gilead and Bashan.
2
There was also
a lot
for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families;
for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for
the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these
were
the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
3
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh,
had no sons, but daughters: and these
are
the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah,
Milcah, and Tirzah.
4
And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of
Nun, and before the princes, saying, The L
ORD
commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among
our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the L
ORD
he gave them an inheritance
among the brethren of their father.
5
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of
Gilead and Bashan, which
were
on the other side Jordan;
6
Because the daughters of Manasseh had
an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.
7
And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that
lieth
before Shechem; and
the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En- tappuah.
8
Now
Manasseh had
the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh
belonged
to the children of Ephraim;
9
And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim
are
among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also
was
on the north side of the river, and
the outgoings of it were at the sea:
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Southward
it was
Ephraim’s, and northward
it was
Manasseh’s,
and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns,
and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the
inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns,
even
three
countries.
12
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out
the inhabitants of
those cities; but
the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
13
Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were
waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
14
And the
children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me
but
one lot and one portion
to inherit, seeing I
am
a great people, forasmuch as the L
ORD
hath blessed me hitherto?
15
And
Joshua answered them, If thou
be
a great people,
then
get thee up to the wood
country,
and cut
down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow
for thee.
16
And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites
that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron,
both they
who
are
of Beth-shean and her
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