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17 Oo intanuna waxay ahayd qaybtii qabiilka reer Manaseh, waayo, isagu wuxuu ahaa curadkii Yuusuf. Maakiir oo ahaa curadkii Manaseh oo aabbe u ahaa Gilecaad, wuxuu helay Gilecaad iyo Baashaan, maxaa yeelay, isagu wuxuu ahaa dagaalyahan. Oo reer Manaseh iyo reerahoodii intii hadhay iyana qayb bay heleen; kuwaas oo ahaa reer Abiiceser, iyo reer Xeeleq, iyo reer Asrii'eel, iyo reer Shekem, iyo reer Heefer, iyo reer Shemiidaac; intaasu waxay ahaayeen ilmihii labka ahaa ee Manaseh ina Yuusuf sidii reerahoodii ahaayeen. Laakiinse Seloofexaad ina Heefer, ina Gilecaad, ina Maakiir, ina Manaseh wiilal ma uu lahayn gabdho mooyaane, oo magacyadii gabdhihiisu waa kuwan: Maxlaah, Nocaah, Xoglaah, Milkaah, iyo Tirsaah. Oo waxay u dhowaadeen wadaadkii la odhan jiray Elecaasaar, iyo Yashuuca ina Nuun, iyo amiirradii, oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Rabbigu wuxuu Muuse ku amray inuu walaalahayo dhexdooda dhaxal naga siiyo. Oo sidaas daraaddeed amarkii Rabbiga aawadiis ayuu Yashuuca dhaxal ku siiyey walaalihii aabbahood dhexdooda. Oo reer Manaseh waxaa ku soo hagaagay toban meelood oo aan ahayn dalkii Gilecaad iyo Baashaan oo Webi Urdun ka shishaysa; maxaa yeelay, gabdhihii Manaseh waxay dhaxal ka dhex heleen wiilashiisii; oo dalkii Gilecaadna waxaa lahaa wiilashii Manaseh intoodii hadhay. Oo soohdintii reer Manasehna waxay ahayd ilaa Aasheer iyo tan iyo Mikmetaah, taasoo ku hor taal Shekem, oo soohdintu waxay ka baxday xagga midigta, iyo ilaa dadkii degganaa Ceyn Tafuu'ax. Oo dalkii Tafuu'axna waxaa iska lahaa reer Manaseh; laakiinse Tafuu'ax tii ku tiil soohdinta waxaa iska lahaa reer Efrayim. Oo soohdintu waxay u baxday durdurkii Qaanaah, oo durdurka xagga koonfureed ka ahaa. Magaalooyinkaas ku dhex yiil magaalooyinkii reer Manaseh waxaa lahaa reer Efrayim. Soohdintii Efrayimna waxay ahayd durdurka xaggiisa woqooyi, oo waxaa soohdintii dhammaadkeedu ahaa badda. 10 Dhanka koonfureed waxaa lahaa reer Efrayim, dhanka woqooyina waxaa lahaa reer Manaseh, oo badduna waxay ahayd soohdintiisa, oo waxay gaadheen ilaa reer Aasheer oo woqooyi jira, iyo tan iyo reer Isaakaar oo ku yaal xagga bari. 11 Oo reer Manaseh waxay reer Isaakaar iyo reer Aasheer ku dhex lahaayeen Beytshe'aan, iyo magaalooyinkeedii oo dhan, iyo Yiblecaam iyo magaalooyinkeedii, iyo dadkii degganaa Door iyo magaalooyinkeedii, iyo dadkii degganaa Ceyn Door iyo magaalooyinkeedii, iyo dadkii degganaa Tacanaag, iyo magaalooyinkeedii, iyo dadkii degganaa Megiddoo iyo magaalooyinkeedii, iyo xataa saddexdii meelood ee dhaadheerayd. 12 Laakiin reer Manaseh ma ay eryi karin dadkii degganaa magaalooyinkaas; reer Kancaanse waxay doonayeen inay dalkaas sii degganaadaan. 13 Oo markii reer binu Israa'iil aad u xoogaysteen ayay hawl saareen reer Kancaan, oo ma ay wada eryin.

14 Oo reerkii Yuusuf Yashuuca bay la hadleen, oo ku yidhaahdeen, Maxaad qayb keliya dhaxal noogu siisay? Maxaa yeelay, annagu waxaannu nahay dad badan, oo Rabbigu waa na barakeeyey ilaa haatan. 15 Markaasaa Yashuuca wuxuu iyagii ku yidhi, Haddaad dad badan tihiin, haddaba kaca oo duudda taga, oo waxaad soo goosataan dalka reer Feris iyo kan reer Rafaa; maxaa yeelay, dalka buuraha leh oo reer Efrayim waa idinku cidhiidhi. 16 Markaasaa reerkii Yuusuf waxay yidhaahdeen, Dalka buuraha lahu naguma filna; oo reer Kancaanka deggan dalka dooxada leh oo dhammu waxay leeyihiin gaadhifardood bir ah, kuwooda deggan Beytshe'aan iyo magaalooyinkeeda, iyo kuwooda deggan dooxadii Yesreceelba. 17 Markaasaa Yashuuca wuxuu la hadlay reer Yuusuf, kuwaasoo ahaa reer Efrayim iyo reer Manaseh, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Idinku waxaad tihiin dad badan, oo waxaad leedihiin xoog badan; haddaba qayb keliya heli maysaan; 18 laakiinse dalka buuraha leh idinkaa yeelan doona; waayo, in kastoo uu duud yahay, waad jari doontaan, oo meelaha laga baxona idinkaa yeelan doona, maxaa yeelay, waxaad eryi doontaan reer Kancaan in kastay leeyihiin gaadhifardood bir ah, oo ay xoog badan yihiin.

17 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh(A) as Joseph’s firstborn,(B) that is, for Makir,(C) Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead(D) and Bashan(E) because the Makirites were great soldiers. So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh(F)—the clans of Abiezer,(G) Helek, Asriel,(H) Shechem, Hepher(I) and Shemida.(J) These are the other male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher,(K) the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters,(L) whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. They went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our relatives.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance along with the brothers of their father, according to the Lord’s command.(M) Manasseh’s share consisted of ten tracts of land besides Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,(N) because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an inheritance among the sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

The territory of Manasseh extended from Asher(O) to Mikmethath(P) east of Shechem.(Q) The boundary ran southward from there to include the people living at En Tappuah. (Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah(R) itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the Ephraimites.) Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine.(S) There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. 10 On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher(T) on the north and Issachar(U) on the east.(V)

11 Within Issachar(W) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(X) Ibleam(Y) and the people of Dor,(Z) Endor,(AA) Taanach(AB) and Megiddo,(AC) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(AD)

12 Yet the Manassites were not able(AE) to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region. 13 However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.(AF)

14 The people of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? We are a numerous people, and the Lord has blessed us abundantly.”(AG)

15 “If you are so numerous,” Joshua answered, “and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest(AH) and clear land for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites(AI) and Rephaites.(AJ)

16 The people of Joseph replied, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron,(AK) both those in Beth Shan(AL) and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel.”(AM)

17 But Joshua said to the tribes of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment(AN) 18 but the forested hill country(AO) as well. Clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours; though the Canaanites have chariots fitted with iron(AP) and though they are strong, you can drive them out.”

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:11 That is, Naphoth Dor