JOS 17:6 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὅτι θυγατέρες υἱῶν Μανασσὴ ἐκληρονόμησαν κλῆρον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτῶν· ἡ δὲ γῆ Γαλαὰδ ἐγενήθη τοῖς υἱοῖς Μανασσὴ τοῖς καταλελειμμένοις.
(Hoti thugateres huiōn Manassaʸ eklaʸronomaʸsan klaʸron en mesōi tōn adelfōn autōn; haʸ de gaʸ Galaʼad egenaʸthaʸ tois huiois Manassaʸ tois kataleleimmenois.)

BrTr For the daughters of the sons of Manasse inherited a portion in the midst of their brethren, and the land of Galaad was assigned to the remainder of the sons of Manasse.

ULT For the daughters of Manasseh inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons. And the land of the Gilead was for the remaining sons of Manasseh.

UST That was because the Israelite leaders gave land on the west side of the Jordan River to these female descendants of Manasseh, just as they had given to his male descendants The leaders had also given land in the region of Gilead to other descendants of Manasseh.

BSB & MSB because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

OEB (because the daughters of Manasseh inherited along with their male relatives, and the rest of the descendants of Manasseh held the land of Gilead).

WEBBE & WMBB because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance amongst his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

NET for the daughters of Manasseh were assigned land among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

LSV for the daughters of Manasseh have inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons, and the land of Gilead has been for the sons of Manasseh who are left.

FBV because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an allocation along with the sons. (The land of Gilead had been allotted to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh).

T4T So those female descendants of Manasseh also were allotted land on the west side of the river just like the men were allotted. The other parts of the Gilead area were allotted to the male descendants of Manasseh.

LEB because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead was allotted to the remaining descendants[fn] of Manasseh.

17:6 Or “sons”

BBE Because the daughters of Manasseh had a heritage among his sons, and the land of Gilead was the property of the other sons of Manasseh.

Moff (for the daughters of Manasseh inherited along with their kinsmen, and the rest of the Manassites held the land of Gilead).

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA For the daughters of Manasses possessed inheritance in the midst of his sons. And the land of Galaad fell to the lot of the rest of the children of Manasses.

YLT for the daughters of Manasseh have inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons, and the land of Gilead hath been to the sons of Manasseh who are left.

Drby For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

RV 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.

SLT For the daughters of Manasseh inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons; and the land of Gilead was to the sons of Manasseh, to those remaining.

Wbstr Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

KJB-1769 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.

KJB-1611 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sonnes: and the rest of Manassehs sonnes had the land of Gilead.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Because the daughters of Manasses dyd enherite among his sonnes: And Manasses other sonnes had the lande of Gilead.
(Because the daughters of Manasses did inherit among his sons: And Manasses other sons had the land of Gilead.)

Gnva Because the daughters of Manasseh did inherite among his sonnes: and Manassehs other sonnes had the land of Gilead.
(Because the daughters of Manasseh did inherit among his sons: and Manassehs other sons had the land of Gilead.)

Cvdl For ye doughters of Manasse receaued enheritaunce amonge his sonnes: but the other children of Manasse had the londe of Gilead.
(For ye/you_all daughters of Manasse received inheritance among his sons: but the other children of Manasse had the land of Gilead.)

Wycl for the douytris of Manasses weldiden eritage in the myddis of the sones of hym. Sotheli the lond of Galaad felde in to the part of the sones of Manasses, that weren residue.
(for the daughters of Manasses possessed heritage in the midst of the sons of him. Truly the land of Gilead field in to the part of the sons of Manasses, that were residue.)

Luth Denn die Töchter Manasses nehmen Erbteil unter seinen Söhnen, und das Land Gilead ward den andern Kindern Manasses.
(Because the daughters Manasses take inheritance under his sons, and the country Gilead what/which the other children Manasses.)

ClVg Filiæ enim Manasse possederunt hæreditatem in medio filiorum ejus. Terra autem Galaad cecidit in sortem filiorum Manasse qui reliqui erant.
(Daughters because Manasseh they_possessed inheritance in/into/on in_the_middle of_children his/her. Land however Gilead fell in/into/on lot of_children Manasseh who/which I_left they_were.)

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:1–17:18 The clans of Ephraim and Manasseh received their land

This section describes the boundaries of the land given to Ephraim and to Manasseh, and the towns within each of their lands.

17:6a

because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons.

This was because the female descendants of Manasseh received land just like the male descendants.
The daughters of Zelophehad, Manasseh’s descendant, were assigned land along with their male relatives.

because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons: The clause the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons states the reason that the clan of Manasseh received ten areas of land. In some languages it may be helpful to reorder the information in verses 5 and 6 to make this clear. See the General Comment on 17:5–6a.

the daughters of Manasseh: The phrase the daughters of Manasseh refers to the five daughters of Zelophehad. These women were fifth-generation descendants of Manasseh. They were not literally his daughters. The Hebrew language uses “daughters” to refer to female descendants.

his sons: The phrase his sons refers to five of the sons of Gilead. These men were third-generation descendants of Manasseh. They were not literally his sons. The Hebrew language uses “sons” to refer to male descendants.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

This happened because the female descendants of Manasseh received portions of land like the male descendants

This was because the daughters of Zelophehad, who were descended from Manasseh, were assigned land along with their male relatives

General Comment on 17:5–6a

In some languages it may be more natural to reorder these verses and put the reason first. For example:

^6aBecause the female descendants of Manasseh received portions of land like their male relatives, ^5athe clan of Manasseh received ten portions of land on the west side of the Jordan River. ^5bThe other descendants of Manasseh received the lands of Gilead and Bashan ^5con the east side of the Jordan River.

17:6b

And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

The land of Gilead had been assigned to the other descendants of Manasseh.
Other descendants of Manasseh had received the land of Gilead.

And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh: The phrase the rest of the sons of Manasseh refers to the other descendants of Manasseh who were mentioned in Joshua 17:1. They received the land of Gilead on the east side of the Jordan River.

It is not clear from scripture exactly how these descendants of Manasseh were related to the six sons of Gilead. Possibly Machir had other sons who were brothers of Gilead.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

The land of Gilead was assigned to the other descendants of Manasseh

Other descendants of Manasseh had received the land of Gilead

BMM BibleMapper.com Maps:

Poster Map of the Tribe of Manasseh (West) and Its Surroundings, circa 1200 B.C.

Though Manasseh’s descendants formed only half the tribe of Joseph (the other half being Ephraim) and its population was surpassed by Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, and Asher (Numbers 26) at the time of their entry in Canaan, Manasseh occupied one of the largest allotments among the tribes of Israel, rivaling even the royal tribe of Judah. Half of Manasseh’s allotted territory was located technically outside the Promised Land of Canaan in the region commonly referred to as the Transjordan (“across the Jordan”), which was seized from King Og as the Israelites approached Canaan from the southeast and prepared to enter the land (Numbers 32:33; Deuteronomy 3:13; Joshua 13; see “Israel Defeats Og and Sihon” map). The other half of its territory (often referred to as West Manasseh) lay in the central region of the Promised Land, and the tribe of Manasseh, sometimes referred to by the name of Machir, Manasseh’s son, was involved in several key events in the early life of Israel. They participated in the victory of Deborah and Barak over Sisera (Judges 5:14; see “Deborah and Barak Defeat Sisera” map) as well as the victory of Gideon (who was from Manasseh) over the Midianites (Judges 7:23; see “Gideon Defeats the Midianites” map). After Gideon died, his son Abimelech briefly made himself king over Shechem and also attacked the town of Thebez in the territory of Manasseh (Judges 9). Manassites were among those who joined David before the battle at Mount Gilboa and also among those who came to make him king at Hebron (1 Chronicles 12; see “The Battle at Mount Gilboa” map and “David and Ish-bosheth” map). Many Manassites were also among those who humbled themselves and accepted Hezekiah’s invitation to attend the Passover in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 30:11).

West Manasseh’s boundaries eventually stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, and that is how they are drawn on virtually all maps of the tribe’s territory. But this author is convinced that a careful reading of Joshua 16-17 (particularly Joshua 17:7-12) indicates that, technically speaking, Manasseh’s initial allotment included only the western portion of their full allotment, that is, the land to the west of Tappuah, Shechem, and En-gannim and to the south of Asher (see “Poster Map of the Tribe of Zebulun and Its Surroundings circa 1200 B.C.” map and its discussion regarding southern Asher), as shown on this map (see also 1 Kings 4:10). But the tribe of Joseph (that is, Manasseh and Ephraim) complained to Joshua that their allotted territory in Canaan was not large enough for their growing populations (Joshua 17:14-18). So Joshua responded: “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest, and clear ground there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim” (Joshua 17:15). Then it appears that the tribe of Joseph complained further that even this additional hill country would not be enough, yet they were not confident that they could take land from the Canaanites in the Jezreel Valley (Joshua 17:16). But Joshua assured them, “Since you are so large and strong, you will be given more than one portion. The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots” (Joshua 17:17-18, NLT). This additional allotment–the forested hill country of the Perizzites and the Rephaim–was likely the mountainous region just north of Shechem and the surrounding towns of Tirzah, Thebez, and Bezek. This is supported by Jacob’s comment in Genesis 34:30 that Simeon and Levi had made him “odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites” when they slaughtered the men of Shechem for assaulting their sister. Judges 1:4-5 also references a battle fought against the Canaanites and the Perizzites at Bezek. Prior to the Israelites’ entry into Canaan, Perizzites apparently lived in the hill country near Bethel and Ai as well (Genesis 13:7). The Rephaim, while predominantly associated with the lands across the Jordan River (Genesis 14:5; Deuteronomy 2:11-20; 3:11-13), apparently also lived in Canaan, because the Israelites wiped out many Anakim, who were descendants of the Rephaim, as they were conquering Judah (Deuteronomy 2:11; Joshua 11:21-22; 14:12-15). It should also be noted that Ephraim was included in this promise of an additional lot as well (Joshua 17:17), and the stories of Gideon and Jephthah indicate that by their time Ephraim, not Manasseh, was progressively gaining control over the lower Jordan Valley as far north as Zaphon (Judges 7:23-24; 12:1). Manasseh also began to occupy territory belonging to the surrounding Israelite tribes, including the towns and surrounding villages of Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, though they never fully drove out the Canaanites living there (Joshua 17:11-12; Judges 1:27-28; 1 Chronicles 7:29). As a result, the territory occupied by Manasseh and Ephraim by the completion of the book of Joshua and Judges is notably larger than the land originally allotted to them.

Joshua also records that Manasseh’s tribal allotment was further divided among ten clans of Manasseh, including the families of the daughters of Zelophehad (Joshua 17:1-6). During the Israelites’ wandering in the wilderness, Moses granted Zelophehad’s daughters, whose father had no sons, the right to inherit land, though this was not the normal practice in Israel (Numbers 27). The discovery of the Samaria Ostraca in the palace of Ahab in 1910 has enabled scholars to deduce the likely area in which several of these clans settled within Manasseh’s territory, including Noah, Shemida, Abiezer, Asriel, Shechem, Helek, Hoglah, and Tirzah. This author also suspects that the location of the clan of Mahlah may be preserved in the name of the ruins at Khirbat al Milkh (identified as Abel-meholah on this map) and the nearby stream of Wadi el Maleh. Likewise, this author also suspects the location of the clan of Milcah may be preserved in name of the ruins at Khirbat Malihim and the nearby spring of `Ein el Ma`lqa.

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land

After the Israelites had conquered portions of the Promised Land and Joshua had grown old, the Lord directed him to divide the rest of the land among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance (Joshua 13-20). The eastern tribes had already been allotted their land under Moses’ leadership (Numbers 32), but they continued to help the other tribes drive out the Canaanites from land west of the Jordan River. The Lord also instructed the Israelites to designate several cities of refuge, where someone could flee for protection from an avenger if they accidentally killed someone (Numbers 35; Joshua 20).

Parallel JOS 17:6

Section 16:1–17:18 The clans of Ephraim and Manasseh received their land

17:6a

General Comment on 17:5–6a

17:6b

Poster Map of the Tribe of Manasseh (West) and Its Surroundings, circa 1200 B.C.

Tribal Allotments of the Promised Land