¹ And there was a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he^◦ was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because^◦ he^◦ was a man^◦ of war, he had^◦ Gilead and Bashan.

² And there was a lot for the remaining sons of Manasseh according to their families; for the sons of Abiezer, and for the sons of Helek, and for the sons of Ashriel, and for the sons of Shechem, and for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida; these are the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the males according to their families.

³ And Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no^◦ sons, but^◦ daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah and Noah^◦, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.

⁴ And they came·​·near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brothers; and he gave them at^▵ the mouth of Jehovah an inheritance in the midst of the brothers of their father.

⁵ And there fell ten regions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is across the Jordan;

⁶ for the daughters of Manasseh inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons, and the land of Gilead was for the remaining sons of Manasseh.

⁷ And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, which is before the face of Shechem; and the border went^◦ to^▵ the right·​·hand unto^▵ those who dwell·​·in En-tappuah.

⁸ And Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the sons of Ephraim.

⁹ And the border went·​·down·​·to the brook Kanah, southward to the brook; these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh; and the border of Manasseh was from the north to the brook, and the outgoings of it were to^▫ the sea.

¹⁰ Southward it is for Ephraim and northward for Manasseh, and the sea is his border; and they came·​·upon Asher from the north, and upon Issachar from the sunrise.

¹¹ And Manasseh had^◦ in Issachar and in Asher, Beth-shean and her daughter towns, and Ibleam and her daughter towns, and they who dwell in Dor and her daughter towns, and they who dwell in En-dor and her daughter towns, and they who dwell in Taanach and her daughter towns, and they who dwell in Megiddo and her daughter towns, three districts.

¹² But the sons of Manasseh were· not ·able to dispossess these cities; and the Canaanite would^◦ dwell in this land.

¹³ And it was, that the sons of Israel were·​·firm, and they put^◦ the Canaanite to tribute, but dispossessing they did not dispossess him.

¹⁴ And the sons of Joseph spoke with^◦ Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me as inheritance one lot and one region, and I^◦ have many people, forasmuch as Jehovah has blessed me hitherto?

¹⁵ And Joshua said unto^▵ them, If thou^◦ hast much people, go· thou ·up to the forest, and cut·​·down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzite and of the Rephaim, if^▫ Mount Ephraim is too restricted^* for thee.

¹⁶ And the sons of Joseph said, The mountain is not enough^* for us, and the chariot of iron is with every Canaanite dwelling in the land of the valley, to him who is in Beth-shean and her daughter towns, and to him who is in the valley of Jezreel.

¹⁷ And Joshua said to^▵ the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou^◦ hast many people and hast great power, thou shalt not have one lot;

¹⁸ but^◦ the mountain shall be thine, for it^◦ is a forest, and thou shalt cut· it ·down, and the outgoings shall be thine; for thou shalt dispossess the Canaanite, that has the chariot of iron and is firm.

¹ Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

² For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

³ By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

⁴ By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.

⁵ By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn't see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

⁶ Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

⁷ By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

⁸ By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

⁹ By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

¹⁰ For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

¹¹ By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

¹² Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

¹³ These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

¹⁴ For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

¹⁵ If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.

¹⁶ But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

¹⁷ By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

¹⁸ even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your seed be called;"

¹⁹ concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.

²⁰ By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.

²¹ By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

²² By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones.

²³ By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

²⁴ By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

²⁵ choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;

²⁶ accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

²⁷ By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

²⁸ By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

²⁹ By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.

³⁰ By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.

³¹ By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn't perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

³² What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;

³³ who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

³⁴ quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.

³⁵ Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

³⁶ Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

³⁷ They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

³⁸ (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.

³⁹ These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn't receive the promise,

⁴⁰ God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.