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An allotment was made for the remaining descendants[a] of Manasseh, according to their families: For the children of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida—these were the male descendants[b] of Manasseh son of Joseph according to their families.

But Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us among our kinsmen.”[c] Therefore, according to the command of Yahweh[d] he gave them an inheritance among the kinsmen[e] of their father.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:2 Or “sons”
  2. Joshua 17:2 Or “sons”
  3. Joshua 17:4 Or “among our brothers”
  4. Joshua 17:4 Literally “mouth of Yahweh”
  5. Joshua 17:4 Or “brothers”