Discovery BoxPsalms 60:7 
Context60:7 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh! 1
Ephraim is my helmet, 2
Judah my royal scepter. 3
Psalms 78:67
Context78:67 He rejected the tent of Joseph;
he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.
Psalms 80:2
Context80:2 In the sight of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh reveal 4 your power!
Come and deliver us! 5
Psalms 108:8
Context108:8 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh! 6
Ephraim is my helmet, 7
Judah my royal scepter. 8
1 sn Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
2 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”
sn Ephraim, named after one of Joseph’s sons, was one of two major tribes located west of the Jordan. By comparing Ephraim to a helmet, the Lord suggests that the Ephraimites played a primary role in the defense of his land.
3 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
4 tn Heb “stir up”; “arouse.”
5 tn Heb “come for our deliverance.”
6 tn Gilead was located east of the Jordan River. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
7 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”
sn Ephraim, one of Joseph’s sons, was one of two major tribes located west of the Jordan River. By comparing Ephraim to a helmet, the Lord suggests that the Ephraimites played a primary role in the defense of his land.
8 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan River. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
