1 Também caiu a sorte à tribo de Manassés, o qual era o primogênito de José. Maquir, o primogênito de Manassés, pai de Gileade, porquanto era homem de guerra, teve Gileade e Basã. 2 Os mais filhos de Manassés também tiveram a sua parte, segundo as suas famílias, a saber, os filhos de Abiezer, e os filhos de Heleque, e os filhos de Asriel, e os filhos de Siquém, e os filhos de Héfer, e os filhos de Semida; são estes os filhos de Manassés, filho de José, segundo as suas famílias. 3 Zelofeade, porém, filho de Héfer, filho de Gileade, filho de Maquir, filho de Manassés, não teve filhos, mas só filhas, cujos nomes são estes: Macla, Noa, Hogla, Milca e Tirza. 4 Estas chegaram diante de Eleazar, o sacerdote, e diante de Josué, filho de Num, e diante dos príncipes, dizendo: O Senhor ordenou a Moisés que se nos desse herança no meio de nossos irmãos. Pelo que, segundo o dito do Senhor, Josué lhes deu herança no meio dos irmãos de seu pai. 5 Couberam a Manassés dez quinhões, afora a terra de Gileade e Basã, que está dalém do Jordão; 6 porque as filhas de Manassés, no meio de seus filhos, possuíram herança; os outros filhos de Manassés tiveram a terra de Gileade. 7 O limite de Manassés foi desde Aser até Micmetate, que está a leste de Siquém; e vai este limite, rumo sul, até aos moradores de En-Tapua. 8 Tinha Manassés a terra de Tapua; porém Tapua, ainda que situada no limite de Manassés, era dos filhos de Efraim. 9 Então, desce o limite ao ribeiro de Caná. As cidades, entre as de Manassés, ao sul do ribeiro, pertenciam a Efraim; então, o limite de Manassés vai ao norte do ribeiro, terminando no mar. 10 Efraim, ao sul, Manassés, ao norte, e o mar é seu limite; pelo norte, tocam em Aser e, pelo oriente, em Issacar. 11 Porque, em Issacar e em Aser, tinha Manassés a Bete-Seã e suas vilas, Ibleão e suas vilas, os habitantes de Dor e suas vilas, os habitantes de En-Dor e suas vilas, os habitantes de Taanaque e suas vilas e os habitantes de Megido e suas vilas, a região dos três outeiros. 12 E os filhos de Manassés não puderam expulsar os habitantes daquelas cidades, porquanto os cananeus persistiam em habitar nessa terra. 13 Sucedeu que, tornando-se fortes os filhos de Israel, sujeitaram aos cananeus a trabalhos forçados, porém não os expulsaram de todo.

14 Então, o povo dos filhos de José disse a Josué: Por que me deste por herança uma sorte apenas e um quinhão, sendo eu tão grande povo, visto que o Senhor até aqui me tem abençoado? 15 Disse-lhe Josué: Se és grande povo, sobe ao bosque e abre ali clareira na terra dos ferezeus e dos refains, visto que a região montanhosa de Efraim te é estreita demais. 16 Então, disseram os filhos de José: A região montanhosa não nos basta; e todos os cananeus que habitam na terra do vale têm carros de ferro, tanto os que estão em Bete-Seã e suas vilas como os que estão no vale de Jezreel. 17 Falou Josué à casa de José, a Efraim e a Manassés, dizendo: Tu és povo numeroso e forte; não terás uma sorte apenas; 18 porém a região montanhosa será tua. Ainda que é bosque, cortá-lo-ás, e até às suas extremidades será todo teu; porque expulsarás os cananeus, ainda que possuem carros de ferro e são fortes.

1 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 LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brothers 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' sons had the land of Gilead.

7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lies before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand to the inhabitants of Entappuah.

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 to 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:

10 Southward it was Ephraim', and northward it was Manasseh', 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 Bethshean 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 spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, for as much as the LORD has blessed me till now?

15 And Joshua answered them, If you be a great people, then get you up to the wood country, and cut down for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for you.

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 Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, You are a great people, and have great power: you shall not have one lot only:

18 But the mountain shall be yours; for it is a wood, and you shall cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be yours: for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.