Joshua 17:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Joshua 17:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 17:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 17:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.”

Joshua 17:1 — World English Bible

Joshua 17:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.”

Joshua 17:1 — American Standard Version

Joshua 17:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the lot is for the tribe of Manasseh (for he <FI>is<Fi> first-born of Joseph), for Machir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he hath been a man of war, and his are Gilead and Bashan.”

Joshua 17:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 17:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the lot came to the tribe of Manasseh (for he was the firstborn of Joseph), to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war, and he had Gilead and Bashan.”

Joshua 17:1 — Darby Translation

Joshua 17:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“This was also the lot of the tribe of Manasseh: for he was the first borne of Ioseph, to wit, of Machir the first borne of Manasseh, and the father of Gilead: nowe because he was a man of warre, he had Gilead and Bashan.”

Joshua 17:1 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 17:1 in Context — Joshua 17

1 Y TUVO también suerte la tribu de Manasés, porque fué primogénito de José. Machîr, primogénito de Manasés, [y] padre de Galaad, el cual fué hombre de guerra, tuvo á Galaad y á Basán.

2 Tuvieron también [suerte] los otros hijos de Manasés conforme á sus familias: los hijos de Abiezer, y los hijos de Helec, y los hijos de Esriel, y los hijos de Sichêm, y los hijos de Hepher, y los hijos de Semida; estos fueron los hijos varones de Manasés hijo de José, por sus familias.

3 Pero Salphaad, hijo de Hepher, hijo de Galaad, hijo de Machîr, hijo de Manasés, no tuvo hijos, sino hijas, los nombres de las cuales son estos: Maala, Noa, Hogla, Milchâ, y Tirsa.

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