Joshua 17:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 17:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַגּוֹרָל֙
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
לְמַטֵּ֣ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
Mᵉnashsheh
H4519
Manasseh
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּכ֣וֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
יוֹסֵ֑ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
לְמָכִיר֩
Mâkîyr
H4353
Machir
בְּכ֨וֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה
Mᵉnashsheh
H4519
Manasseh
אֲבִ֣י
ʼâb
H1
father
הַגִּלְעָ֗ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וַֽיְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֖וֹ
הַגִּלְעָ֥ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
וְהַבָּשָֽׁן
Bâshân
H1316
Bashan
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World English Bible Public Domain
[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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a lot was for the tribe of Manasseh. (Now he was the firstborn of Joseph.) For Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, so to him were Gilead and Bashan.
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