1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan.

2 There was also a lot 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 only 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 leaders, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of 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 territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along on the south 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 border descended to the brook Kanah, south of the brook: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the border of Manasseh also was on the north side of the brook, and the end of it was at the sea:

10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was its border; and they joined together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Endor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, even three regions.

12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would persist to dwell in that land.

13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but did not utterly drive them out.

14 And the children of Joseph spoke unto Joshua, saying, Why have you given us only one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing we are a great people, since the LORD has blessed us until now?

15 And Joshua answered them, If you are a great people, then get up to the forest country, and clear ground for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim is too narrow for you.

16 But 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 its villages, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.

17 And Joshua spoke unto 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 country shall be yours; for it is a forest, and you shall cut it down: and all the borders of it shall be yours: for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they are strong.

1 Também caiu a sorte à tribo de Manassés, porquanto era o primogênito de José. Maquir, o primogênito de Manassés, pai de Gileade, porquanto era homem de guerra, teve a Gileade e Basã. 2 Também os mais filhos de Manassés 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; estes são os filhos varões de Manassés, filho de José, segundo as suas famílias. 3 Zelofeade, porém, filho de Héfer, o filho de Gileade, filho de Maquir, o filho de Manassés, não teve filhos, mas só filhas; e estes são os nomes de suas filhas: Macla, Noa, Hogla, Milca e Tirza. 4 Estas, pois, 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, conforme o dito do Senhor, lhes deu herança no meio dos irmãos de seu pai. 5 E 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; e a terra de Gileade tiveram os outros filhos de Manassés. 7 E o termo de Manassés foi desde Aser até Micmetate, que está diante de Siquém; e ia este termo, à mão direita, até aos moradores de En-Tapua. 8 Tinha Manassés a terra de Tapua; porém Tapua, no termo de Manassés, a tinham os filhos de Efraim. 9 Então, descia este termo ao ribeiro de Caná; para o sul do ribeiro, de Efraim eram estas cidades no meio das cidades de Manassés; e o termo de Manassés estava ao norte do ribeiro, sendo as suas saídas no mar. 10 Efraim ao sul, e Manassés ao norte, e o mar era o seu termo; pelo norte tocavam em Aser e, pelo oriente, em Issacar. 11 Porque em Issacar e em Aser tinha Manassés a Bete-Seã e os lugares da sua jurisdição, e Ibleão e os lugares da sua jurisdição, e os habitantes de Dor e os lugares da sua jurisdição, e os habitantes de En-Dor e os lugares da sua jurisdição, e os habitantes de Taanaque e os lugares da sua jurisdição, e os habitantes de Megido e os lugares da sua jurisdição: três comarcas. 12 E os filhos de Manassés não puderam expelir os habitantes daquelas cidades, porquanto os cananeus queriam habitar na mesma terra. 13 E sucedeu que, engrossando em forças os filhos de Israel, fizeram tributários aos cananeus, porém não os expeliram de todo.

14 Então, os filhos de José falaram a Josué, dizendo: Por que me deste por herança só uma sorte e um quinhão, sendo eu um tão grande povo, visto que o Senhor até aqui me tem abençoado? 15 E disse-lhes Josué: Se tão grande povo és, sobe ao bosque e corta para ti ali lugar na terra dos ferezeus e dos refains, pois que as montanhas de Efraim te são tão estreitas. 16 Então, disseram os filhos de José: As montanhas nos não bastariam; também carros ferrados há entre todos os cananeus que habitam na terra do vale, entre os de Bete-Seã e os lugares da sua jurisdição e entre os que estão no vale de Jezreel. 17 Então, Josué falou à casa de José, a Efraim e a Manassés, dizendo: Grande povo és e grande força tens; uma só sorte não terás; 18 porém as montanhas serão tuas; e, pois que bosque é, corta-o, e as suas saídas serão tuas; porque expelirás os cananeus, ainda que tenham carros ferrados, ainda que sejam fortes.