Joshua 17:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

A portion of land was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was Joseph's firstborn. To Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, since he was a man of war, Gilead and Bashan were given.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of eph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    There was also a portion for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph, namely, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the lot fell vpo the trybe of Manasse (for he is Iosephs first sonne) and it fell vpon Machir the first sonne of Manasse ye father of Gilead: for he was a ma of armes, therfore had he Gilead and Basan.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    This was also the lot of the tribe of Manasseh: for he was the first borne of Ioseph, to wit, of Machir the first borne of Manasseh, and the father of Gilead: nowe because he was a man of warre, he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This was the lot of the tribe of Manasses, which was the eldest son of Ioseph, to witte of Machir the eldest sonne of Manasses, which was the father of Gilead: now because he was a man of warre, he had Gilead and Basan.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    [This] was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the lot is for the tribe of Manasseh (for he `is' first-born of Joseph), for Machir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he hath been a man of war, and his are Gilead and Bashan.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And this was the part marked out for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the oldest son of Joseph. As for Machir, the oldest son of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. They were assigned Gilead and Bashan.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 41:51 : 51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, 'God has made me forget all my hardship and my father’s household.'
  • Num 26:29 : 29 The descendants of Manasseh: From Machir, the family of the Machirites (Machir fathered Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
  • Gen 46:20 : 20 In the land of Egypt, Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, were born to him by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
  • Gen 50:23 : 23 He saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children, and also the children of Machir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.
  • Gen 48:18 : 18 Joseph said to his father, 'No, my father, this one is the firstborn; place your right hand on his head.'
  • Num 32:39-40 : 39 The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.
  • Deut 3:13-15 : 13 The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. The entire region of Argob in Bashan is called the land of the Rephaim. 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. He named the villages of Bashan after himself, calling them Havvoth Jair, and they remain so to this day. 15 I gave Gilead to Machir.
  • Deut 21:17 : 17 Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all he has. That son is the firstfruits of his strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
  • Judg 5:14 : 14 From Ephraim came those whose roots were in Amalek; Benjamin was with the people who followed you. From Machir, commanders marched down; from Zebulun, those who wield the staff of office.
  • 1 Chr 2:23 : 23 But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair from them, along with Kenath and its surrounding villages—sixty towns in total. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.
  • 1 Chr 7:14-15 : 14 The descendants of Manasseh through his concubine the Aramean woman: Asriel, whom she bore. She gave birth to Makir, the father of Gilead. 15 Makir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim. His sister’s name was Maacah. Another descendant was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
  • Num 27:1 : 1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came forward. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  • Num 32:33 : 33 Then Moses gave to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territories surrounding them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 17:2
    85%

    2The rest of the families of Manasseh also received their inheritance, including the families of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida—these were the male descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, according to their families.

  • Josh 17:4-8
    5 verses
    80%

    4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.

    5Ten portions fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan.

    6For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

    7The territory of Manasseh stretched from Asher to Michmethath, which is near Shechem. Then the boundary ran southward to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.

    8The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the descendants of Ephraim.

  • Num 26:28-29
    2 verses
    78%

    28The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

    29The descendants of Manasseh: From Machir, the family of the Machirites (Machir fathered Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

  • Josh 13:31
    76%

    31It also included half of Gilead, as well as Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. This was for the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh—for half the descendants of Machir, according to their clans.

  • Josh 13:29
    75%

    29Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:

  • Josh 16:4
    74%

    4So the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance.

  • 1 Chr 7:17
    74%

    17The sons of Ulam were Bedan. These were the descendants of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.

  • Josh 17:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16The descendants of Joseph replied, 'The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shean and its surrounding villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel.'

    17Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh: 'You are a numerous people and strong. You shall not have just one allotment of land,'

  • Num 32:39-40
    2 verses
    74%

    39The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

    40So Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.

  • Num 1:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34The descendants of Manasseh were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.

    35The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

  • 1 Chr 7:14
    73%

    14The descendants of Manasseh through his concubine the Aramean woman: Asriel, whom she bore. She gave birth to Makir, the father of Gilead.

  • Num 36:1
    73%

    1The leaders of the ancestral families from the clan of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of the sons of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders, the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites.

  • 1 Chr 7:29
    73%

    29Along the borders of the sons of Manasseh were Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these places lived the sons of Joseph, son of Israel.

  • Josh 17:14
    72%

    14The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us just one lot and one portion for an inheritance, when we are a numerous people, as the LORD has blessed us to this point?'

  • Josh 17:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, and the three regions of Napheth.

    12But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to drive out the inhabitants of these cities. So the Canaanites continued to live in the land.

  • Josh 14:4
    72%

    4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites did not receive a portion of land but were instead given cities to live in, with pasturelands for their livestock and possessions.

  • Josh 13:7
    72%

    7Now divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deut 3:13-15
    3 verses
    71%

    13The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. The entire region of Argob in Bashan is called the land of the Rephaim.

    14Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. He named the villages of Bashan after himself, calling them Havvoth Jair, and they remain so to this day.

    15I gave Gilead to Machir.

  • Ezek 48:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the eastern border to the western border: Manasseh, one portion.

    5Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the eastern border to the western border: Ephraim, one portion.

  • Num 2:20
    71%

    20Next to him will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the descendants of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

  • Josh 22:7
    71%

    7To the half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given an inheritance in Bashan, and to the other half, Joshua gave an inheritance alongside their brothers west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them.

  • Num 1:10
    71%

    10from the descendants of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

  • Josh 18:11
    71%

    11The lot of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, came up. The territory allotted to their lot lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph.

  • Num 34:14
    70%

    14For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral clans, the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral clans, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance.

  • Josh 16:1
    70%

    1The lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, eastward to the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, and ascended from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

  • 1 Chr 5:23
    70%

    23The sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon, and they were numerous.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    69%

    2Though Judah became strong among his brothers and a leader came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

  • Gen 41:51
    69%

    51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, 'God has made me forget all my hardship and my father’s household.'

  • Gen 48:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13Then Joseph took them both—Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right—and brought them close to him.

    14But Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim’s head, though he was the younger; and crossing his hands, he placed his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.

  • 1 Chr 6:61
    69%

    61From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.

  • Num 13:11
    69%

    11from the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;

  • Deut 29:8
    68%

    8Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • Josh 20:8
    68%

    8Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 16:9
    68%

    9Additionally, there were cities set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

  • Num 26:34
    68%

    34These were the families of Manasseh according to those registered by their census: 52,700.