Joshua 17 · Verse 3

Joshua 17:3

But 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.
Joshua 17:3, King James Version

Joshua 17:3 in other translations

BSBBut Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
WEBBut Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
ASVBut 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.
YLTAs to Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, he hath no children except daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah,
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEBut 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.
WebsterBut 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.

What does Joshua 17:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 17:1-6

Jos 17:1-6. Lot of Manasseh. 1-6. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh--Ephraim was mentioned, as the more numerous and powerful branch of the family of Joseph (Ge 48:19, 20); but Manasseh still retained the right of primogeniture and had a separate inheritance assigned. Machir--his descendants. the father of Gilead--Though he had a son of that name (Nu 26:29; 27:1), yet, as is evident from the use of the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Zelophehad - had no sons, but daughters - See this case considered at large in the notes on Num 27:1-7 (note); Num 36:1 (note), etc.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 17:1-6

Manasseh was but half of the tribe of Joseph, yet it was divided into two parts. The daughters of Zelophehad now reaped the benefit of their pious zeal and prudent forecast. Those who take care in the wilderness of this world, to make sure to themselves a place in the inheritance of the saints in light, will have the comfort of it in the other world; while those who neglect it now, will lose it for ever. Lord, teach…

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Joshua 17:3 in the original Hebrew

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וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ve.litz.la.fe.Chadand to ZelophehadH6765
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
חֵ֨פֶרChe.ferHepherH2660
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
גִּלְעָ֜דgil.'AdGileadH1568
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
מָכִ֣ירma.KhirMakirH4353
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
מְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
הָ֥יוּHa.yuthey belongedH1961
ל֛וֹloto <the> him
בָּנִ֖יםba.NimsonsH1121
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
בָּנ֑וֹתba.NotdaughtersH1323
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehand theseH428
שְׁמ֣וֹתshe.Mot[are] [the] names ofH8034
בְּנֹתָ֔יוbe.no.Tavdaughters hisH1323
מַחְלָ֣הmach.LahMahlahH4244
וְנֹעָ֔הve.no.'Ahand NoahH5270
חָגְלָ֥הcha.ge.LahHoglahH2295
מִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahMilcahH4435
וְתִרְצָֽה\׃ve.tir.Tzahand TirzahH8656

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Cross references for Joshua 17:3

  • Numbers 27:1

    Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

  • Numbers 26:33

    And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

  • Numbers 36:2-11

    And they said, The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nu 26:33; 27:1; 36:2-11

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Context

  • Joshua 17:2

    There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their 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, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.

  • Joshua 17:3

    But 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.

  • Joshua 17:4

    And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

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Joshua 17:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pero Salphaad, hijo de Hepher, hijo de Galaad, hijo de Machîr, hijo de Manasés, no tuvo hijos, sino hijas, los nombres de las cuales son estos: Maala, Noa, Hogla, Milchâ, y Tirsa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Tselophkhad, fils de Hépher, fils de Galaad, fils de Makir, fils de Manassé, n’eut point de fils, mais seulement des filles; et ce sont ici les noms de ses filles: Makhla, et Noa, Hogla, Milca, et Thirtsa;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Zelophchad, der Sohn Hephers, des Sohnes Gileads, des Sohnes Makirs, des Sohnes Manasses, hatte keine Söhne, sondern nur Töchter; und dies sind die Namen seiner Töchter: Machla und Noa, Chogla, Milka und Tirza.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Salphaad vero filio Hepher filii Galaad filii Machir filii Manasse non erant filii, sed solæ filiæ: quarum ista sunt nomina: Maala et Noa et Hegla et Melcha et Thersa.