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Numbers 32:40

MachirManassehMosesEast Manasseh (Half-Tribe)Gilead

38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.

And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.

42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

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BSB
So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
KJV
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
WEB
Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.
ASV
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
DARBY
And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
BLB
And Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it.
ÅB
Og Moses gav Makir[^1], Manasses sønn, Gilead, og han bodde der.
OTB
Derfor ga Moses Gilead til Makir, sønn av Manasse, og han bosatte seg der.
B1930
Og Moses gav Makir, Manasses sønn, Gilead, og han bodde der. / < nemlig hans efterkommere.>

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  • Joshua 17:1

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:13–15

    And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

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  • Joshua 13:29–31

    And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

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