H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And as for the rest of the children of Manasseh, their heritage was given to them by families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, an

וַ֠יְהִי (יְהִי) y.hi “it belonged”

But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

הָ֥יוּ Ha.yu “they belonged”

Because the daughters of Manasseh had a heritage among his sons, and the land of Gilead was the property of the other sons of Manasseh.

הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “it belonged”

And the limit of Manasseh's land was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; the line goes on to the right hand, to the people of En-tappuah.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”

The land of Tappuah was the property of Manasseh; but Tappuah on the edge of Manasseh was the property of the children of Ephraim.

הָיְתָ֖ה ha.ye.Tah “it belonged”

And the limit goes down to the stream Kanah, to the south of the stream: these towns were Ephraim's among the towns of Manasseh; Manasseh's limit was on the north side of the stream, ending at the sea:

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

To the south it is Ephraim's, and to the north it is Manasseh's, and the sea is his limit; and they are touching Asher on the north, and Issachar on the east.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, and Ibleam and its daughter-towns, and the people of Dor and its daughter-towns, and the people of En-dor and its daughter-towns, and the people of Taanach and its daughter-towns, and

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “it belonged”

And when the children of Israel had become strong, they put the Canaanites to forced work, in place of driving them out.

וַֽיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Then Joshua said to the children of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, You are a great people, and have great power: you are not to have one property only,

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will belong”

For the hill-country of Gilead will be yours ... the woodland and cut down ... its outskirts will be yours ... get the Canaanites out, for they have iron war-carriages ... strong.

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “it will belong”וְהָיָ֥ה (הָיָ֥ה) ha.Yah “it will belong”

And their limit on the north was from the Jordan, and the line goes up to the side of Jericho on the north and through the hill-country to the west, ending at the waste land of Beth-aven.

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “it was”וְהָיוּ֙ (הָיוּ֙) ha.yah “they are”

And the limit is marked as coming round to the south on the west side from the mountain which is south of Beth-horon, and ending at Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), a town of the children of Judah: this is the west part.

וְהָי֣וּ (הָי֣וּ) ha.yah “they are”

And on to the north side of Beth-hoglah, ending at the north inlet of the Salt Sea at the south end of Jordan; this is their limit on the south.

וְהָי֣וּ (הָי֣וּ) ha.yah “they are”

And the towns of the children of Benjamin, given to them in the order of their families, are Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-kezziz

וְהָי֣וּ (הָי֣וּ) ha.Yu “they belonged”

And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it belonged”

The heritage of Simeon was taken out of Judah's stretch of land, for Judah's part was more than they had need of, so the heritage of the children of Simeon was inside their heritage.

הָיָ֞ה ha.Yah “it was”

And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was as far as Sarid;

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

And the line goes round it on the north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el;

וְהָיוּ֙ (הָיוּ֙) ha.Yu “they are”

And their limit was to Jezreel and Chesulloth and Shunem

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And their limit goes as far as Tabor and Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh, ending at Jordan; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.

וְהָי֛וּ (הָי֛וּ) ha.Yu “they are”

And their limit was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;

וְהָי֧וּ (הָי֧וּ) yih.yu “they are”

And their limit was from Heleph, from the oak-tree in Zaanannim, and Adami-hannekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, ending at Jordan;

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”