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므낫세 서쪽 반 지파

17 다음은 요셉의 장남 므낫세의 서쪽 반 지파가 분배받은 땅이다. 길르앗의 아버지인 마길은 므낫세의 장남이자 전쟁의 영웅이었 으므로 요단강 동쪽의 땅인 길르앗과 바산을 이미 얻었다.

그래서 요단강 서쪽에서는 므낫세의 나머지 자손이 집안별로 땅을 분배받았는데 이들 집안은 아비에셀, 헬렉, 아스리엘, 세겜, 헤벨, 스미다 집안이었다. 이들은 모두 요셉의 아들인 므낫세의 남자 후손이며 집안 어른들이다.

그러나 헤벨의 아들이요 길르앗의 손자이며 마길의 증손이자 므낫세의 현손인 슬로브핫은 아들이 없고 딸뿐이었으며 그들의 이름은 말락, 노아, 호글라, 밀가, 디르사였다.

그들이 제사장 엘르아살과 눈의 아들 여호수아와 이스라엘 백성의 지도자들 앞에 나와 “여호와께서는 모세에게 우리 지파의 남자들과 함께 우리에게도 땅의 일부를 주라고 명령하였습니다” 하고 말하였다. 그래서 여호수아는 여호와께서 명령하신 대로 그 여자들에게도 그들의 남자 친척들과 함께 땅을 분배해 주었다.

므낫세가 요단강 동쪽에 있는 길르앗과 바산 외에도 열 구획의 땅을 얻은 것은

므낫세의 여자 자손들이 그들의 남자 자손들과 마찬가지로 땅을 분배받았기 때문이었다. 그리고 길르앗 땅은 므낫세의 나머지 자손들에게 분배되었다.

므낫세 서쪽 반 지파의 경계선은 아셀에서부터 세겜 동쪽 믹므닷에 미치고 거기서 남쪽으로 내려가 엔 – 답부아 주민들의 땅에 이르렀다.

답부아 일대의 땅은 므낫세에게 속하였으나 므낫세 땅의 경계 지역에 있는 답부아읍은 에브라임 자손에게 속하였다.

다시 그 경계선은 답부아에서 가나 시내로 내려갔다. 그 시내 남쪽의 일부 성들은 므낫세 지파의 땅에 위치해 있어도 에브라임 지파의 땅이었다. 그리고 므낫세 지파의 경계는 그 시내 북쪽 둑을 따라 지중해에서 끝났다.

10 그래서 가나 시내 남쪽은 에브라임의 땅이었고 그 북쪽은 므낫세의 땅이었으며 그들의 서쪽 경계는 지중해였다. 그리고 므낫세 지파의 경계는 북서쪽으로 아셀 지파의 땅과 접해 있고 북동쪽으로는 잇사갈 지파의 땅과 접해 있었다.

11 잇사갈 지파와 아셀 지파의 땅에는 므낫세 서쪽 반 지파가 소유한 땅이 있었는데 그것은 벧 – 스안, 이블르암, 돌, 엔돌, 다아낙, 므깃도, 그리고 이 성들 주변의 부락들이었다.

12 그러나 므낫세 자손이 이 성들에 사는 주민들을 쫓아내지 못하였으므로 가나안 사람들이 계속 그대로 살고 있었다.

13 그런데 이스라엘 사람들은 세력이 강해진 다음에 가나안 사람들을 굴복시켜 강제 노동을 시키고 그들을 완전히 쫓아내지 않았다.

땅을 더 요구하는 에브라임과 므낫세 서쪽 반 지파

14 요셉 자손이 여호수아에게 와서 말하였다. “여호와께서 우리에게 복을 주셔서 오늘날 우리가 큰 지파가 되었는데 어째서 우리에게는 한 몫의 땅만 주십니까?”

15 “여러분이 인구가 많아서 에브라임 산간 지대가 너무 좁으면 브리스 사람과 르바임 사람의 산림 지대로 올라가서 그 곳을 개간하십시오.”

16 “그 산림 지대도 우리에게는 충분하지 못합니다. 더구나 벧 – 스안과 이스르엘 골짜기 일대에 사는 가나안 사람들은 다 철전차를 가지고 있습니다.”

17 여호수아는 다시 요셉의 아들 에브라임과 므낫세 자손들에게 말하였다. “여러분은 인구도 많고 막강하니 한 몫의 땅만 가질 것이 아니라

18 그 산림 지대도 소유해야 합니다. 여러분이 그 땅을 개간하면 그 온 산림 지대가 이 끝에서 저 끝까지 모두 여러분의 땅이 될 것입니다. 가나안 사람들이 아무리 막강하고 철전차를 가졌다고 해도 여러분은 그들을 충분히 쫓아낼 수 있습니다.”

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

Manasseh

17 The second allotment went to the tribe of Manasseh, even though he was the firstborn of Joseph.

To Makir,[a] the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a warrior—to him went Gilead and Bashan.

The next allotment went to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh according to their clans: that is, to the sons[b] of Abiezer, to the sons of Helek, to the sons of Asriel, to the sons of Shechem, to the sons of Hepher, and to the sons of Shemida. These were the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, the males according to their clans.

Now Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah. They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the other leaders and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.”

So, in keeping with the word of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

Thus the portions of Manasseh were assigned as ten portions, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are in the region east of the Jordan, because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead went to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

The border of Manasseh extends from Asher to Mikmethath, which is close to Shechem. Then the border turns to the right[c] toward the inhabitants of En Tappuah. The land of Tappuah belongs to Manasseh, but Tappuah, on the border of Manasseh, belongs to the descendants of Ephraim.

Then the border descends to the streambed of the Kanah.

South of the streambed, these cities belonging to Ephraim are located among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh is north of the streambed, and it ends at the sea. 10 The land to the south belongs to Ephraim and the land to the north belongs to Manasseh, and the sea is its border. The borders touch Asher on the northwest and Issachar on the northeast.

11 Also belonging to Manasseh but lying within the territory of Issachar and Asher are Beth Shan and its surrounding towns,[d] Ibleam and its surrounding towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its surrounding towns, the inhabitants of Endor and its surrounding towns, the inhabitants of Ta’anach and its surrounding towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its surrounding towns; also three cities of the Nephet.[e]

12 But the people of Manasseh were not able to take possession of these cities, and the Canaanites were determined to continue living in this land. 13 When the people of Israel grew strong, they made the Canaanites serve as a labor force, but they did not drive them out completely.

14 The descendants of Joseph spoke with Joshua. They said, “Why did you give us an inheritance of only one lot and one portion, even though we are a numerous people, whom the Lord has blessed right up to the present?”

15 But Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear some land for yourself in the territory of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too confining for you.”

16 The descendants of Joseph said, “The hill country is not sufficient for us, and all the Canaanites living in the valleys have iron chariots,[f] both those in Beth Shan and its surrounding towns and those in the Valley of Jezre’el.”

17 But Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh, “Because you are a numerous people and you have great strength, you will not have just one allotment, 18 but you will also have the hill country. Even though it is forest, you will clear it, and all of it will be yours, because you will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots and even though they are strong.”

Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:1 Makir was the name of the son of Manasseh, who lived about four hundred years before the division of the land. Here Makir refers to the clan descended from Makir. Perhaps the clan was led by another man named Makir.
  2. Joshua 17:2 Sons may include multiple generations.
  3. Joshua 17:7 Or the south
  4. Joshua 17:11 Literally her daughters. Here the daughters are the small towns in the territory of the main city.
  5. Joshua 17:11 The meaning of the phrase translated three cities of the Nephet is uncertain. Nephet may refer to a height or it may be a place name. It may refer to a region around Dor.
  6. Joshua 17:16 The term iron chariots probably refers to chariots fitted with iron trappings.