So the lot was made for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer and for the sons of Helek and for the sons of Asriel and for the sons of Shechem and for the sons of Hepher and for the sons of Shemida; these were the male [a]descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

However, (A)Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. They came near before Eleazar the priest and before Joshua the son of Nun and before the leaders, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So (B)according to the [b]command of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:2 Lit sons
  2. Joshua 17:4 Lit mouth