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1 Chronicles 7:15

HuppimMaachahMachirShuppimZelophehad

13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.

14 The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.

Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

16 Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

17 The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

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BSB
Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
KJV
And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
WEB
Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
ASV
and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister`s name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
DARBY
And Machir took a wife [the sister] of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second [son] was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
BLB
And Machir took a wife of Huppim and of Shuppim, and the name of his sister [was] Maacah. And the name of the second [was] Zelophehad, and Zelophehad begat [only] daughters.
ÅB
Og Makir tok til hustru en søster av Huppim og Suppim, og hans[^2] søster hette Ma'aka; og den annen sønn hette Selofhad, og Selofhad hadde bare døtre.
OTB
Makir tok en kone for Sjuppim og Huppim,
og deres søster het Maaka.
Den andre het Selofhad,
og Selofhad hadde døtre.
B1930
Og Makir tok til hustru en søster av Huppim og Suppim, og hans søster hette Ma'aka; og den annen sønn hette Selofhad, og Selofhad hadde bare døtre. / < Huppims.>

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  • Numbers 36:1–12

    Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them,

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  • Numbers 26:33

    Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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  • Numbers 27:1–11

    Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

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