Joshua 17

Further land is allotted to Manasseh, including inheritance to the daughters of Zelophehad; Joseph's descendants complain of insufficient territory, but Joshua exhorts them to clear the forested hill country and conquer the Canaanites despite their iron chariots.[1][5]

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Verse 1 וַ/יְהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And there was and he became HC/Vqw3ms הַ/גּוֹרָל֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 hagoral the lot the allotted lot HTd/Ncmsa לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤈𐤄 lemateh for the tribe to a staff HR/Ncmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms בְּכ֣וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor firstborn firstborn of HNcmsc יוֹסֵ֑ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef of Joseph He adds Yosef HNp לְ/מָכִיר֩ 𐤋/𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤓 lemakhir to Machir to Makir to Makhir HR/Np בְּכ֨וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-2 the firstborn firstborn of HNcmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh-2 of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp אֲבִ֣י 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi father my father HNcmsc הַ/גִּלְעָ֗ד 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 hagilead of Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead HTd/Np כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because HC ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 he he HPp3ms הָיָה֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsc מִלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah of war armed conflict HNcfsa וַֽ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi-2 and he had and he became HC/Vqw3ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms הַ/גִּלְעָ֥ד 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 hagilead-2 Gilead the Heap-of-Witness the Gilead HTd/Np וְ/הַ/בָּשָֽׁן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤍 vehabashan and Bashan and the Bashan and the Bashan HC/Td/Np
Verse 2 וַ֠/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms לִ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp הַ/נּוֹתָרִים֮ 𐤄/𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanotarim the remaining ones the remaining ones HTd/VNrmpa לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ/ם֒ 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌 lemishepechotam to their families to their joined clans HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp לִ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney-2 Bene (Bemba) for the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc אֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 aviezer Abiezer My-Father-is-Help Aviezer HNp וְ/לִ/בְנֵי 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney Bene (Bemba) and for the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc חֵ֗לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq Helek allotted portion Cheleq HNp וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney-2 Bene (Bemba) and for the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤋 aseriel Asriel El-is-Firm Aseriel HNp וְ/לִ/בְנֵי 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney-3 Bene (Bemba) and for the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc שֶׁ֔כֶם 𐤔𐤊𐤌 shekhem Shechem shoulder of Shekhem HNp וְ/לִ/בְנֵי 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney-4 Bene (Bemba) and for the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc חֵ֖פֶר 𐤇𐤐𐤓 chefer Hepher Digging-One Chefer HNp וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney-5 Bene (Bemba) and for the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc שְׁמִידָ֑ע 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤏 shemida Shemida Shemida Shemida HNp אֵ֠לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp בְּנֵ֨י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh-2 Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc יוֹסֵ֛ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef Joseph He adds Yosef HNp הַ/זְּכָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤌 hazekharim the males the males HTd/Ncmpa לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤌 lemishepechotam-2 to their families to their joined clans HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
Verse 3 וְ/לִ/צְלָפְחָד֩ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤑𐤋𐤐𐤇𐤃 velitselafechad Now to Zelophehad and to Shade-Unity and to Tselfechad HC/R/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) the son of son HNcmsc חֵ֨פֶר 𐤇𐤐𐤓 chefer Hepher Digging-One Chefer HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc גִּלְעָ֜ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-3 Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc מָכִ֣יר 𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤓 makhir Machir Makir Makhir HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-4 Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn הָ֥יוּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp ל֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms בָּנִ֖ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons HNcmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im but if / whether HC בָּנ֑וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 banot daughters daughters HNcfpa וְ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh and these and these HC/Pdxcp שְׁמ֣וֹת 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 shemot names names HNcmpc בְּנֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤅 benotayv of his daughters his daughters HNcfpc/Sp3ms מַחְלָ֣ה 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤄 machelah Mahlah Mahlah Machelah HNp וְ/נֹעָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤄 venoah Noah and Noʿah and Noah HC/Np חָגְלָ֥ה 𐤇𐤂𐤋𐤄 chagelah Hoglah Hoglah Chgelah HNp מִלְכָּ֖ה 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 milekah Milcah Milcah Milekah HNp וְ/תִרְצָֽה 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤑𐤄 vetiretsah and Tirzah Delight-Favor (Tirzah) and Tiretsah HC/Np
Verse 4 וַ/תִּקְרַ֡בְנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤍𐤄 vatiqeravenah and they approached and they drew near HC/Vqw3fp לִ/פְנֵי֩ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc אֶלְעָזָ֨ר 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp בִּן 𐤁𐤍 bin Bene (Bemba) son-of son of HNcmsc נ֗וּן 𐤍𐤅𐤍 nun Nun Nun Nun HNp וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney-2 and before and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc הַ/נְּשִׂיאִים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 hanesiim the leaders the exalted leaders HTd/Ncmpa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צִוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp לָֽ/תֶת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc לָ֥/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp נַחֲלָ֖ה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah inheritance inherited portion HNcfsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe among in the midst of HR/Ncmsc אַחֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤍𐤅 acheynu our brothers our brothers HNcmpc/Sp1cp וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el [to] toward HR פִּ֤י 𐤐𐤉 pi mouth-of mouth of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp נַֽחֲלָ֔ה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah-2 inheritance inherited portion HNcfsa בְּ/ת֖וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe-2 among in the midst of HR/Ncmsc אֲחֵ֥י 𐤀𐤇𐤉 achey brothers-of brothers of HNcmpc אֲבִי/הֶֽן 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤍 avihen their father their father HNcmsc/Sp3fp
Verse 9 וְ/יָרַ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 veyarad and-it-descended and he went down HC/Vqq3ms הַ/גְּבוּל֩ 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 hagevul the-border the boundary HTd/Ncmsa נַ֨חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal brook seasonal stream HNcmsc קָנָ֜ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qanah Kanah Reed-Brook Qanah HNp נֶ֣גְבָּ/ה 𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄 negebah southward the arid southland HNcmsa/Sd לַ/נַּ֗חַל 𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤋 lanachal of-the-brook to the seasonal stream HRd/Ncmsa עָרִ֤ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa הָ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp לְ/אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤋/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 leeferayim of-Ephraim to Double-Fruitfulness to Eferayim HR/Np בְּ/ת֖וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe among in the midst of HR/Ncmsc עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of HNcfpc מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp וּ/גְב֤וּל 𐤅/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 ugevul and-border and boundary-of HC/Ncmsc מְנַשֶּׁה֙ 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh-2 Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp מִ/צְּפ֣וֹן 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsefon from-north from the north HR/Ncfsc לַ/נַּ֔חַל 𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤋 lanachal-2 of-the-brook to the seasonal stream HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and-it-was and he became HC/Vqw3ms תֹצְאֹתָ֖י/ו 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅 totseotayv its-outgoings his outgoings HNcfpc/Sp3ms הַ/יָּֽמָּ/ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤌/𐤄 hayamah to-the-sea the seaward HTd/Ncmsa/Sd
Verse 11 וַ/יְהִ֨י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms לִ/מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 limenasheh to Manasseh to the Forget-Causer to Menasheh HR/Np בְּ/יִשָּׂשכָ֣ר 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 beyisashkhar in Issachar in Reward-bringer in Yisashkhar HR/Np וּ/בְ/אָשֵׁ֗ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤓 uveasher and in Asher and in Asher and in Asher HC/R/Np בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth house-of Beyt Shean HNp שְׁאָ֣ן 𐤔𐤀𐤍 shean Shean House of Secure Rest Beyt Shean HNp וּ֠/בְנוֹתֶי/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha and its towns and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs וְ/יִבְלְעָ֨ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 veyiveleam and Ibleam and Yibleam and Yiveleam HC/Np וּ/בְנוֹתֶ֜י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha-2 and its towns and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs וְֽ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To יֹשְׁבֵ֧י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants of dwellers of HVqrmpc דֹ֣אר 𐤃𐤀𐤓 dor Dor generation-cycle Dor HNp וּ/בְנוֹתֶ֗י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha-3 and its towns and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and inhabitants of and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc עֵֽין 𐤏𐤉𐤍 eyn En there is not Eyn Dor HNp דֹּר֙ 𐤃𐤓 dor-2 Dor generation-cycle Eyn Dor HNp וּ/בְנֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha-4 and its towns and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey-2 and inhabitants of and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc תַעְנַךְ֙ 𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤊 taenakhe Taanach Ta'anak Taanakhe HNp וּ/בְנֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha-5 and its towns and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey-3 and inhabitants of and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc מְגִדּ֖וֹ 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤅 megido Megiddo Megiddo Megidon HNp וּ/בְנוֹתֶ֑י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha-6 and its towns and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet three three of HAcmsc הַ/נָּֽפֶת 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤕 hanafet the Naphath the elevated region HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 16 וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יוֹסֵ֔ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef Joseph He adds Yosef HNp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִמָּ֥צֵא 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 yimatse will be found he will be found HVNi3ms לָ֖/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us HR/Sp1cp הָ/הָ֑ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the hill country the mountain HTd/Ncmsa וְ/רֶ֣כֶב 𐤅/𐤓𐤊𐤁 verekhev and chariots and chariot-of HC/Ncmsc בַּרְזֶ֗ל 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 barezel of iron iron HNcmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal among all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִי֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 hakenaani the Canaanites the Kenaanite the Kenaani HTd/Ngmsa הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֣ב 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁 hayoshev who dwell the one dwelling HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land in land HR/Ncbsc הָ/עֵ֔מֶק 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤒 haemeq of the valley the deep valley HTd/Ncmsa לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 laasher who are to that-which HR/Tr בְּ/בֵית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in Beth in the built-house of in Beyt Shean HR/Np שְׁאָן֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤍 shean -shean House of Secure Rest Beyt Shean HNp וּ/בְנוֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha and its towns and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs וְ/לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 velaasher and those and to that which HC/R/Tr בְּ/עֵ֥מֶק 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤒 beemeq in the valley in a deep valley HR/Ncmsc יִזְרְעֶֽאל 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 yizereel of Jezreel El-sows Yizereel HNp