A common misinterpretation views this verse as endorsing strict patrilineal inheritance excluding women, overlooking that Manasseh's daughters had already received land earlier (Numbers 27) and that the focus here is on the male-led family heads for the 'rest' of the tribe; others erroneously use it to support modern territorial claims or equal land divisions among all Israelites, ignoring the context of tribal allotments based on size and lot-casting, which later led to Manasseh's complaints about insufficient territory in subsequent verses.
Joshua 17:2
King James Version (1769)
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.
This verse describes the land inheritance allotted to the remaining clans of the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, listing specific families such as Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida, highlighting God's faithfulness in distributing the Promised Land according to the tribal divisions outlined in His covenant with Abraham and the orderly process directed by Joshua after the conquest.