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Now
1Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, and these are the names of his daughters:
2Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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They approached
3Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said,
4"The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers." So according to the mouth of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
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Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides
5the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,
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because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the people of Manasseh.
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The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to
6Michmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
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The land of
7Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the people of Ephraim.
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8Then the boundary went down to the brook Kanah. These cities, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manasseh, belong to Ephraim. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea,
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the land to the south being Ephraim's and that to the north being Manasseh's, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar.
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Also in Issachar and in Asher
9Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of
10Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of
11Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of
12Megiddo and its villages;
13the third is Naphath.
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14Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.
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Now when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites
15to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.