Joshua 17
17:1And the borders of the tribe of Manasseh were (for this one is first-born of Joseph) to Machir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead. For he was a man of war in Gilead and in the Bashan area.
17:2And there became to the sons of Manasseh, to the ones remaining according to their peoples -- to the sons of Abiezer, and to the sons of Helek, and to the sons of Asriel, and to the sons of Shechem, and to the sons of Hepher, and to the sons of Shemida; these are sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, the males according to their peoples.
17:3And to Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, there were no sons to him, but daughters. And these are the names of the daughters of Zelophehad -- Mahlah, and Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcha, and Tirzah.
17:4And they stood before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, God gave charge through the hand of Moses to give to us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren. And there was given to them an inheritance by order of the lord, a lot in the midst of their brethren of their father.
17:5And a piece of measured out land fell to Manasseh -- the plain of Labed of the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan;
17:6for the daughters of the sons of Manasseh inherited a lot in the midst of their brethren. And the land of Gilead became to the sons of Manasseh, to the ones left behind.
17:7And the borders of Manasseh were from Asher to Michmethah, which is by the face of Shechem; and it goes to the borders unto Jamin and to Jassib, and to the spring Naphthoth,
17:8upon the borders of Manasseh belonging to the sons of Ephraim.
17:9And the borders will go down to the ravine to the south by the ravine of Jariel -- the terebinth of Ephraim, in the midst of the city of Manasseh. And the borders of Manasseh towards north were to the rushing stream, and its outer reaches will be the sea.
17:10From the south it was to Ephraim, and towards the north to Manasseh; and the sea will be their borders, and at Asher they join together towards the north, and with Issachar from the east.
17:11And Manasseh will be with Issachar; and in Asher Beth-shean and their towns, and Ibleam and her daughter towns, and unto the ones dwelling in Dor and her towns; and unto the ones dwelling in En-dor and her towns, and unto the ones dwelling Taanach and her towns; and the ones dwelling Megiddo and her towns; and the third part of Napheta and her towns.
17:12And the sons of Manasseh were not able to utterly destroy these cities. And the Canaanite began to dwell in this land.
17:13And it came to pass when the sons of Israel grew strong that they made the Canaanites subjects; and as to utterly destroy, they did not utterly destroy them.
17:14And the sons of Joseph contradicted Joshua, saying, Why do you allot us one lot, and one piece of measured out land, and I am a populous people, and God blessed me?
17:15And Joshua said to them, If you are a populous people, ascend into the forest, and clear it out for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, if mount Ephraim restricts.
17:16And the sons of Joseph said, Mount Ephraim does not please us, for choice horses and an iron weapon is to all the Canaanite dwelling in the land Emek in Beth-shean, and in her towns, and in the valley of Jezreel.
17:17And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, If you are many people, and have great strength, there shall not be to you only one lot.
17:18For the forest shall be to you, for it is a forest, and you shall clear it out. And his departure will be to you whenever you should utterly destroy the Canaanite, for there is a choice cavalry to him, for he is strong; for you excel in strength over him.