By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.
Parallel translations
- KJV And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
- BSB Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
- NKJV by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh;
- NASB Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.
- NLT Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.
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Quick answer
Manasseh receives its portion next, running east to west. The tribes are placed in steady, orderly succession.
Overview
Manasseh, one of Joseph's sons, is allotted its strip in the sequence. The uniform 'one portion' for each tribe underscores fairness in God's distribution. Such ordered inheritance reflects the harmony God establishes among His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Josh 17:1–11This 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.
- Josh 13:29–31Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
- Gen 41:51Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”
- Gen 30:22–24God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
- Gen 48:5Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.
- Gen 48:14–20Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
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