Josephsawthe thirdgeneration of Ephraim'ssons;alsothe sonsof Machir,the sonof Manasseh,were bornon Joseph'sknees.
She said,"Hereis my maidBilhah,goin to her that she may bearon my knees,that throughher I toomay havechildren."
But his fatherrefusedand said,"I know,my son,I know;he alsowill becomea peopleand he alsowill be great.However,his youngerbrothershall be greaterthanhe, and his descendantsshall becomea multitudeof nations."
"His eyesare dullfrom wine,And his teethwhitefrom milk.
Now Josephstayedin Egypt,he and his father'shousehold,and Josephlivedone hundredand tenyears.
The sonsof Manasseh[were] Asriel,whomhis Arameanconcubinebore;she boreMachirthe fatherof Gilead.
Afterthis,Joblived140years,and sawhis sonsand his grandsons,fourgenerations.
Indeed, may you seeyour children'schildren.Peacebe upon Israel!
Grandchildrenare the crownof oldmen,And the gloryof sonsis their fathers.
So Mosesgaveto them, to the sonsof Gadand to the sonsof Reubenand to the half-tribeof Joseph'ssonManasseh,the kingdomof Sihon,kingof the Amoritesand the kingdomof Og,the kingof Bashan,the landwith its citieswith [their] territories,the citiesof the surroundingland.
The sonsof Machirthe sonof Manassehwentto Gileadand tookit, and dispossessedthe Amoriteswhowere in it.
Now [this] was the lotfor the tribeof Manasseh,for he was the firstbornof Joseph.To Machirthe firstbornof Manasseh,the fatherof Gilead,were allottedGileadand Bashan,becausehe was a manof war.
