5 This was the border of the descendantsf of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance to the east was Ataroth Addar, up to Upper Beth-horon. 6 The border continues to the sea; from Micmethath to the north, the border turns to the east to Taanath Shiloh, and it passes along it from the east to Janoah. 7 Then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah; it touches Jericho and ends at the Jordan; 8 from Tappuah the border goes to the west, to the wadig of Kanah, and ⌊it ends⌋h at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendantsi of Ephraim according to their families, 9 with the cities that were set apart for the descendantsj of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the descendantsk of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages. 10 But they did not drive out the Canananitesl who were dwelling in Gezer, and so the Canaanitesm live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, but they became forced laborers.

The Allotment of the Other Half-Tribe of Manasseh

17 Then the allotment was made for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, ⌊were allotted⌋a Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior.b 2 An allotment was made for the remaining descendantsc of Manasseh, according to their families: For the children of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida—these were the male descendantsd of Manasseh son of Joseph according to their families.

3 But Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 They came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us among our kinsmen.”e Therefore, according to the ⌊command of Yahweh⌋f he gave them an inheritance among the kinsmeng of their father. 5 Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead was allotted to the remaining descendantsh of Manasseh. 7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Micmethath, which is opposite Shechem;i then the border goes to the south, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. 8 The land of Tappuah ⌊belonged to Manasseh⌋,j but Tuppuah on the border of Manasseh ⌊belonged to the descendants of Ephraim⌋.k 9 Then the border goes down to the wadil of Kanah to the south of the wadi. These cities belong to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh is north of the wadi, and ⌊it ends⌋m at the sea. 10 The south is Ephraim’s, and the north is Manasseh’s; the sea is theirn border; Asher touches the north and on the east Issachar. 11 In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Napheth. 12 But the descendantso of Manasseh were not able to take possession of these towns; the Canaanitesp were determined to live in this land. 13 And it happened, when the ⌊Israelites⌋q grew strong, they put the Canaanitesr to forced labor but never drove them out completely.