So the lot was made for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, the sons of Helek, the sons of Asriel, the sons of Shechem, the sons of Hepher, and the sons of Shemida; these were the male [a]descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

However, (A)Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So (B)in accordance with the [b]command of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 17:2 Lit sons
  2. Joshua 17:4 Lit mouth

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