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)
“Andthiswas 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 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.
2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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