Manasseh will receive one share. It will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

挨着拿弗他利的地界，从东到西，是玛拿西的一份。

靠着拿弗他利的地界，从东到西，是玛拿西的一份。

靠着拿弗他利的地界，从东到西，是玛拿西的一份。

玛拿西的地业从东到西与拿弗他利的地业接壤。

沿着拿弗他利的边界，从东到西，是玛拿西的一份。

挨着拿弗他利的地界，從東到西，是瑪拿西的一分。

靠着拿弗他利的地界，從東到西，是瑪拿西的一份。

靠着拿弗他利的地界，從東到西，是瑪拿西的一份。

瑪拿西的地業從東到西與拿弗他利的地業接壤。

沿著拿弗他利的邊界，從東到西，是瑪拿西的一份。

挨着拿弗他利的地界、從東面到西面：是瑪拿西的一分。

附拿弗他利之界、自東至西、為瑪拿西所得之區、

馬拿西所得者、在納大利之南、其界自東至西、

附拿弗他利界、自東至西、為瑪拿西所得之一區、

“ Manasseh will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion.

Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.

Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh— one portion.

Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh;

And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh— one portion.

And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a[ portion for] Manasseh.

Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west, Manasseh will have one portion.

“ By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

Land was given to the tribe of Manasseh. It was given to Makir. Manasseh was Joseph’s oldest son. Makir was Manasseh’s oldest son. The people of Gilead came from the family line of Makir. The people of Gilead had received the lands of Gilead and Bashan. That’s because the people of Makir were great soldiers.So land was given to the rest of the people of Manasseh. It was given to the family groups of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida. They were the other men in the family line of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. Those were their names by their family groups.Makir was the son of Manasseh. Gilead was the son of Makir. Hepher was the son of Gilead. And Zelophehad was the son of Hepher. Zelophehad didn’t have any sons. He only had daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.The daughters of Zelophehad went to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua, the son of Nun. They also went to the other leaders. They said,“ The Lord commanded Moses to give us our share of land among our male relatives.” So Joshua gave them land along with their male relatives. That was according to what the Lord had commanded.Manasseh’s share was made up of ten pieces of land. That land was in addition to Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan River.So the five granddaughters of Hepher in the family line of Manasseh received land, just as the other five sons of Manasseh did. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the family line of Manasseh.The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Mikmethath. Mikmethath was east of Shechem. The border ran south from Mikmethath. The people living at En Tappuah were inside the border.Manasseh had the land around Tappuah. But the town of Tappuah itself was on the border of Manasseh’s land. It belonged to the people of Ephraim.The border continued south to the Kanah Valley. Some of the towns that belonged to Ephraim were located among the towns of Manasseh. But the border of Manasseh was the north side of the valley. The border came to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.The land on the south belonged to Ephraim. The land on the north belonged to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea. The tribe of Asher was the border on the north. The tribe of Issachar was the border on the east.Inside the land given to Issachar and Asher, the towns of Beth Shan and Ibleam belonged to Manasseh. The towns of Dor, Endor, Taanach and Megiddo and their people also belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh was given all those towns and the settlements around them. The third town in the list was also called Naphoth Dor.

Here is what Moses had given to half of the tribe of Manasseh, according to its family groups. It’s what Moses had given to half of Manasseh’s family line.Their territory starts at Mahanaim. It includes the whole land of Bashan. That was the entire kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan. Manasseh’s territory includes all the 60 towns of Jair in Bashan.It includes half of the land of Gilead. It also includes Ashtaroth and Edrei. They were the royal cities of Og in Bashan. That land was given to half of the family line of Makir. He was the son of Manasseh. Each family group received its share.

But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head. He did it even though Ephraim was the younger son. He crossed his arms and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head. He did it even though Manasseh was the older son.Then Israel gave Joseph his blessing. He said,“ May God bless these boys. He is the God of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. They walked faithfully with him. He is the God who has been my shepherd all my life right up to this day.He is the Angel who has saved me from all harm. May he bless these boys. May they be called by my name. May they also be called by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. And may the number of them greatly increase on the earth.”Joseph saw his father putting his right hand on Ephraim’s head. And Joseph didn’t like it. So he took hold of his father’s hand to move it over to Manasseh’s head.Joseph said to him,“ No, my father. Here’s my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”But his father wouldn’t do it. He said,“ I know, my son. I know. He too will become a nation. He too will become great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. His children after him will become a group of nations.”On that day, Jacob gave them his blessing. He said,“ The people of Israel will bless others in your name. They will say,‘ May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

Then God listened to Rachel. He showed concern for her. He made it possible for her to have children.She became pregnant and had a son. Then she said,“ God has taken away my shame.”She said,“ May the Lord give me another son.” So she named him Joseph.

Joseph named his first son Manasseh. That’s because he said,“ God has made me forget all my trouble and my father’s whole family.”

“ Now then, two sons were born to you in Egypt. It happened before I came to you here. They will be counted as my own sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will belong to me, in the same way that Reuben and Simeon belong to me.