Joshua 17:1New Messianic Version BibleThere was also a lot for the tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget]; for he [was] the firstborn of Yosef [(God) He Shall Add]; [that is to say], for Makhir [Sold] the firstborn of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget], the father of Gil’ad [Rocky Region]: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gil’ad [Rocky Region] and Bashan [Fruitful]. See the chapter |
And unto Yosef (Increaser; May God the Powerful One add [Yah]) in the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt] (Double Distress or Double Stronghold, Black Land) were born M’nasheh (causing to forget; from a debt) and Efrayim (Out of the Ashes I am Fruitful; fruitful in affliction), which Osnat (gift of the water) the daughter of Poti-Fera (belonging to the sun-god; he whom Ra gave) priest of On (meaning: sun-city; Heliopolis) bore unto him.
And Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] gave unto them, [even] to the children of Gad [Good Fortune with Troublesome Effort], and to the children of Re’uven [Behold a Son], and unto half the tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] the son of Yosef [(God) He Shall Add], the kingdom of Sichon [Warrior] king of the Emori [Highlanders], and the kingdom of ‘Og [Long-necked] king of Bashan [Fruitful], the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, [even] the cities of the country round about.
Then came the daughters of Tz’lof’chad [First-Born], the son of Hefer [A Well], the son of Gil’ad [Rocky Region], the son of Makhir [Sold], the son of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget], of the families of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] the son of Yosef [(God) He Shall Add]: and these [are] the names of his daughters; Machlah [Disease], No’ah [Motion], and Hoglah [Partidge], and Machlah [Queen], and Tirtzah [Favorable].
There was also [a lot] for the rest of the children of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] by their families; for the children of Avi-ezer [My Father is Help], and for the children of Helek [Portion], and for the children of Asri’el [I Shall Be a Prince with God], and for the children of Sh’khem [Shoulder], and for the children of Hefer [A Well], and for the children of Sh’mida [Wise]: these [were] the male children of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] the son of Yosef [(God) He Shall Add] by their families.
Now to the [one] half of the tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] had given [possession] in Bashan [Fruitful]: but unto the [other] half thereof gave Y’hoshua [Yehovah is Salvation] among their brethren on this side Yarden [Descender] westward. And when Y’hoshua [Yehovah is Salvation] sent them away also unto their tents, then he Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) them,