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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Zelophehad	וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ ve.litz.la.fe.Chad	H6765	Tselophchad · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hepher	חֵ֨פֶר Che.fer	H2660	Chepher · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Gilead	גִּלְעָ֜ד gil.'Ad	H1568	Gilad · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Machir	מָכִ֣יר ma.Khir	H4353	Makir · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה me.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name
sons	בָּנִ֖ים ba.Nim	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
daughters	בָּנ֑וֹת ba.Not	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural absolute
names	שְׁמ֣וֹת she.Mot	H8034	an appellation · noun, common feminine plural construct
daughters	בְּנֹתָ֔יו be.no.Tav	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Mahlah	מַחְלָ֣ה mach.Lah	H4244	Machlah · proper noun, a woman's name
Noah	וְנֹעָ֔ה ve.no.'Ah	H5270	Noah · conjunction + proper noun, a woman's name
Hoglah	חָגְלָ֥ה cha.ge.Lah	H2295	Choglah · proper noun, a woman's name
Milcah	מִלְכָּ֖ה mil.Kah	H4435	Milcah · proper noun, a woman's name
Tirzah	וְתִרְצָֽה ve.tir.Tzah	H8656	Tirtsah · conjunction + proper noun, a woman's name

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Cross-references

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, Mil…
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 Mana…
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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:1-6

Manasseh was itself but one half of the tribe of Joseph, and yet was divided and subdivided. 1. It was divided into two parts, one already settled on the other side Jordan, consisting of those who were the posterity of Machir, Jos 17:1. This Machir was born to Manasseh in Egypt; there he had signalized himself as a man of war, probably in the contests between the Ephraimites and the men of Gath, Ch1 7:21. His warlike disposition descended to his posterity, and therefore Moses gave them Gileaxdand Bashan, on the other side Jordan, of which before, Jos 13:31. It is here said that the lot came to Manasseh, for he was the first-born of Joseph. Bishop Patrick thinks it should be translated, thoug…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 17:3

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.

John Gill on 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,.... The descent of this man is particularly given, to show the truth and reality of it, upon which his daughters made their request, and that granted and now claimed: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah; by the same names, and in the same order they are called in Numbers 26:33; the order is a little different in Numbers 36:11.

John Calvin on Joshua 17:1-10

Joshua 17:1-10 1. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 1. Fuit quoque sors tribui Manasse (ipse enim fuit primogenitus Joseph) ipsi Machir primogenito Manasse patri Gilead (ipse enim fuit vir bellicosus), fuit inquam, ei Gilead et Basan. 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: thes…

Dictionary and topics

Gibeon — Hill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a…
Hoglah — Partridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were assigned by Moses (Num. 26:33; 27:1; 36:11).
Machir — Sold. (1.) Manasseh’s oldest son (Josh. 17:1), or probably his only son (see 1 Chr. 7:14, 15; comp. Num. 26:29-33; Josh. 13:31). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being…
Milcah — (queen or counsel).
Noah — Rest, (Heb. Noah) the grandson of Methuselah (Gen. 5:25-29), who was for two hundred and fifty years contemporary with Adam, and the son of Lamech, who was about fifty years old at the time of Adam’s…
Tirza — Pleasantness. (1.) An old royal city of the Canaanites, which was destroyed by Joshua (Josh. 12:24). Jeroboam chose it for his residence, and he removed to it from Shechem, which at first he made the…
Tirzah — an ancient Canaanite city, whose king is enumerated among those overthrown in the conquest of the country. (Joshua 12:24) It reappears as a royal city, the residence of Jeroboam and of his…
Zelophehad — First-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness. Having left no sons, his daughters, concerned lest their father’s name should be “done away from among his…
Children · Female: Inherited property in default of sons — Female: Inherited property in default of sons
Daughter · Property rights of — Property rights of
Heir · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Joshua 17:3

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Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:1-6

Adam Clarke on Joshua 17:3

John Gill on Joshua 17:3

John Calvin on Joshua 17:1-10

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Joshua 17:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:1-6

Adam Clarke on Joshua 17:3

John Gill on Joshua 17:3

John Calvin on Joshua 17:1-10

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 17:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 17:3-6

Rashi on Joshua 17:1