Joshua Chapter 17
Manasseh scored a hefty piece since he was Joseph's firstborn; Machir, the original of Manasseh, was a total beast, so he snagged Gilead and Bashan.
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.
Manasseh’s other fam got their parts too, including Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida: all the guys from Manasseh, Joseph's squad.
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. {Abiezer: also called, Jeezer}
Zelophehad, Hepher's kid, had no boys, just daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah, you feel me?
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.
They pulled up on Eleazar the priest and Joshua, saying, "Yo, God told Moses to hook us up with land in our fam's area." So, God made it real.
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.
Manasseh grabbed ten portions, not including Gilead and Bashan, which were hanging out on the other side of the Jordan.
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which {were} on the other side Jordan;
The daughters of Manasseh got their piece as well, while the rest of the bros held Gilead.
Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
Manasseh's turf went from Asher to Michmethah, hanging near Shechem; the border was fire all the way to En-tappuah.
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 Entappuah.
Manasseh owned Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border was all about the Ephraim vibes.
{Now} Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh {belonged} to the children of Ephraim;
The border dipped down to the Kanah river, south of it; Ephraim's cities were mixed in with Manasseh's, and Manasseh’s coastline was on the north side of the river, leading to the sea.
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: {river Kanah: or, brook of reeds}
Ephraim had the south, Manasseh claimed the north, and the sea marked the edge; they linked up in Asher on the north and Issachar to the east.
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.
Manasseh had spots in Issachar and Asher like Beth-shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, plus the peeps in Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, adding up to three regions.
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean 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.
But Manasseh's crew couldn’t push out the locals from those cities; the Canaanites were just chilling there.
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out {the inhabitants of} those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
When Israel got more powerful, they made the Canaanites pay up, but didn’t fully kick them out, no cap.
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.
Joseph's kids hit up Joshua, saying, "Why we only get one lot? We’re a big crew, and God has blessed us, fr."
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?
Joshua responded, "If you're that large, go hit up the woods and chop down some trees in the land of the Perizzites and giants if Ephraim's feeling tight."
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. {giants: or, Rephaims}
Joseph's kids replied, "The hills ain't enough; the Canaanites in the valley got iron chariots, for real."
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 Bethshean and her towns, and {they} who {are} of the valley of Jezreel.
Joshua told Joseph's house, Ephraim and Manasseh, "Y'all are a big deal and super strong; you can't just settle for one lot."
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}:
"The mountains are yours; it's all trees, and you can chop them down. You’ll push out the Canaanites, even if they roll with iron chariots and are tough, periodt."
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.