1 And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 2 So the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to 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 according to 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, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. 5 And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan; 6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. 9 And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out thereof were at the sea: 10 southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east. 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, even the three heights. 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 13 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and 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 part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me? 15 And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee. 16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country 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 in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel. 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only: 18 but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.

1 Uma parte da terra foi dada à tribo de Manassés, por ser ele o filho mais velho de José. Maquir, pai de Gileade, era o filho mais velho de Manassés e era soldado. Ele recebeu as regiões de Gileade e de Basã. 2 As outras famílias da tribo de Manassés também receberam terras. Foram as famílias de Abiezer, Heleque, Asriel, Siquém, Héfer e Semida. Estes eram filhos de Manassés, que era filho de José. 3 Zelofeade era filho de Héfer, neto de Gileade, bisneto de Maquir e trineto de Manassés. Zelofeade não tinha filhos; só filhas. Os nomes delas eram Macla, Noa, Hogla, Milca e Tirza. 4 Elas foram falar com o sacerdote Eleazar, com Josué e com os líderes e disseram:

— O Senhor Deus ordenou que Moisés desse não só aos nossos parentes do sexo masculino, mas também a nós uma parte da terra para ser nossa propriedade.

E, como o Senhor havia mandado, elas também receberam terras para serem sua propriedade. 5 Assim Manassés recebeu a região de Gileade e Basã, no lado leste do rio Jordão, e recebeu também dez partes no lado oeste. 6 Isso porque tanto as suas filhas como os seus filhos receberam terras. A região de Gileade foi dada aos outros descendentes de Manassés.

7 As terras da tribo de Manassés iam desde as terras da tribo de Aser até a cidade de Micmeta, a leste de Siquém. A divisa dessas terras ia para o sul até onde morava o povo de En-Tapua. 8 A terra de Tapua pertencia à tribo de Manassés, mas a cidade de Tapua, na divisa, era dos descendentes de Efraim. 9 De En-Tapua a divisa descia até o ribeirão de Caná. As cidades ao sul do ribeirão eram da tribo de Efraim, embora estivessem entre as cidades dos descendentes de Manassés. A divisa das terras de Manassés continuava pelo lado norte do ribeirão e terminava no mar Mediterrâneo. 10 A tribo de Efraim ficava no Sul, e a de Manassés, no Norte, indo as suas terras até o mar Mediterrâneo. As terras da tribo de Manassés iam até as de Aser, no Norte, e até as de Issacar, no Leste. 11 Nas terras das tribos de Issacar e de Aser, a cidade de Bete-Sã e os povoados vizinhos eram da tribo de Manassés. Também faziam parte da tribo de Manassés os moradores de Ibleão e as cidades de Dor (no litoral), Endor, Taanaque, Megido e os povoados vizinhos. 12 Mas o povo de Manassés não conseguiu expulsar os moradores dessas cidades, e por isso os cananeus continuaram a morar nelas. 13 E, mesmo quando os israelitas se tornaram fortes, não expulsaram todos os cananeus, mas os obrigaram a trabalhar para eles.

14 As famílias das tribos de José disseram a Josué:

— Por que é que você nos deu só uma parte da terra para ser nossa propriedade? Nós somos muitos porque o Senhor nos tem abençoado.

15 Josué respondeu:

— Se vocês são muitos, e a região montanhosa de Efraim é pequena demais para vocês, então tomem uma parte da terra dos perizeus e dos refains, na floresta, e limpem o terreno.

16 Eles disseram:

— A região montanhosa não dá para nós. E além disso os cananeus que vivem na planície têm carros de ferro, tanto os que moram na cidade de Bete-Sã e nos povoados vizinhos como os do vale de Jezreel.

17 Então Josué disse aos descendentes de Efraim e de Manassés:

— De fato, vocês são muitos e muito fortes. Vocês não terão só uma parte. 18 A região montanhosa será de vocês. Embora seja uma floresta, vocês limparão o terreno e ficarão com ele de ponta a ponta. Pois vocês expulsarão os cananeus, embora eles tenham carros de ferro e sejam fortes.