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Joshua 17:6
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
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the territorial allocation to Manasseh during the final distribution of the Promised Land. The narrator clarifies how the tribal inheritance was subdivided among the descendants.
The words — The Hebrew בְּנ֣וֹת (benot) means "daughters" and נָחֲל֥וּ (nachalu) means "they inherited," establishing that female descendants actively received a portion. The preposition בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ (be/tokh) "among" indicates their allotment was integrated within the male tribal inheritance structure.
The thread — This inheritance provision aligns with the legal framework in Numbers 27:8 and Numbers 36:7, where daughters receive land to preserve tribal boundaries. The geographic mention of Gilead connects directly to Joshua 17:5, which lists it alongside Bashan as part of Manasseh's eastern allotment.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledgment that tribal land rights extended to daughters within the existing male inheritance system. Readers must accept the administrative specificity of the division without adding theological commentary beyond the stated distribution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.