1 Também coube 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 demais 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 Hefer, e os filhos de Semida; esses são os filhos de Manassés, filho de José, segundo as suas famílias.

3 Zelofeade, porém, filho de Hefer, filho de Gileade, filho de Maquir, filho de Manassés, não teve filhos, mas só filhas; e estes são os nomes de suas filhas: Maalá, 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 a ordem 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 além do Jordão;

6 Porque as filhas de Manassés receberam herança entre os filhos dele; e os outros filhos de Manassés ficaram com a terra de Gileade.

7 E o termo de Manassés foi desde Aser até Micmetá, que está defronte de Siquém; e estende-se este termo à direita até os moradores de En-Tapua.

8 Tinha Manassés a terra de Tapua; porém Tapua, junto ao termo de Manassés, pertencia aos filhos de Efraim.

9 Então descia este termo ao ribeiro de Caná. A Efraim couberam as cidades ao sul do ribeiro, entre as cidades de Manassés; e o termo de Manassés estava ao norte do ribeiro, indo terminar no mar.

10 Efraim ao sul, e Manassés ao norte, e o mar é o seu termo; pelo norte tocam em Aser, e pelo oriente em Issacar.

11 Porque em Issacar e em Aser tinha Manassés a Bete-Seã e as suas vilas, e Ibleã e as suas vilas, e os habitantes de Dor e as suas vilas, e os habitantes de En-Dor e as suas vilas, e os habitantes de Taanaque e as suas vilas, e os habitantes de Megido e as suas vilas; três outeiros.

12 E os filhos de Manassés não puderam expulsar 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 expulsaram 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 ali corta, para ti, lugar na terra dos perizeus e dos refains; pois que as montanhas de Efraim te são tão estreitas.

16 Então disseram os filhos de José: As montanhas não nos bastariam; também carros de ferro há entre todos os cananeus que habitam na terra do vale, entre os de Bete-Seã e as suas vilas, e entre os que estão no vale de Jizreel.

17 Então Josué falou à casa de José, a Efraim e a Manassés, dizendo: Grande povo és, e grande força tens; não terás uma sorte apenas;

18 Porém as montanhas serão tuas. Ainda que é bosque, cortá-lo-ás, e as suas extremidades serão tuas; porque expulsarás os cananeus, ainda que tenham carros de ferro, ainda que sejam fortes.

1 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. 2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by 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 by 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 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 princes, 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, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side 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 coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim; 9 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea: 10 Southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east. 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries. 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.

14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto? 15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. 16 And 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 Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel. 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only: 18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.