And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manas´seh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
Joshua 14:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manas´seh and E´phra-im: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no part was given in the land to the Levites except cities in which to live, with their pasturelands for their livestock and for their possessions. American Standard Version (1901) For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance. Common English Bible The people of Joseph consisted of two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites weren’t given any portion of the land, except cities to live in and pastureland for their cattle and flocks. Catholic Public Domain Version For by succession, the sons of Joseph, in their place, were divided into two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. But the Levites did not receive another portion of land, except cities in which to live, and their suburbs, so as to feed their beasts of burden and cattle. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But in their place succeeded the children of Joseph divided into two tribes, of Manasses and Ephraim. Neither did the Levites receive other portion of land, but cities to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed their beasts and flocks. |
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manas´seh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
And the name of the second called he E´phra-im: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manas´seh and E´phra-im, which As´enath the daughter of Potiphe´rah priest of On bare unto him.
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manas´seh and E´phra-im.
And now thy two sons, E´phra-im and Manas´seh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt, before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
And Hezeki´ah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to E´phra-im and Manas´seh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel.
So the children of Joseph, Manas´seh and E´phra-im, took their inheritance.