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 E teve também porção a tribo de Manassés, porque foi primogênito de José. Maquir, primogênito de Manassés, e pai de Gileade, o qual foi homem de guerra, teve a Gileade e a Basã.

2 Tiveram também porção os outros filhos de Manassés conforme suas famílias: os filhos de Abiezer, e os filhos de Helebe, e os filhos de Asriel, e os filhos de Siquém, e os filhos de Héfer, e os filhos de Semida; estes foram os filhos homens de Manassés, filho de José, por suas famílias.

3 Porém Zelofeade, filho de Héfer, filho de Gileade, filho de Maquir, filho de Manassés, não teve filhos, somente filhas, os nomes das quais são estes: Maalá, Noa, Hogla, Milca, e Tirza.

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