Joshua 17:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.”

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BSBPD

“because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of Manasseh.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for the daughters of Manasseh have inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons, and the land of Gilead hath been to the sons of Manasseh who are left.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 17:6 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 13:29This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:
  2. Joshua 22:7(To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,
  3. Ezekiel 48:4Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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