Joshua 17:1
Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
2 So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
3 But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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- BSB
- Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- ASV
- And [this] was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- DARBY
- And the lot came to the tribe of Manasseh (for he was the firstborn of Joseph), to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war, and he had Gilead and Bashan.
- BLB
- And there was a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, and were given to him Gilead and Bashan.
- ÅB
- Så fikk Manasse stamme sin arvelodd, for han var Josefs førstefødte. Makir, Manasses førstefødte sønn, gileadittenes stamfar, fikk Gilead og Basan, fordi han var en stridsmann.
- OTB
- Dette var tildelingen for Manasses stamme, den førstefødte av Josef: Til Makir, den førstefødte av Manasse og far til Gilead—som var en krigsmann—ble Gilead og Basan gitt.
- B1930
- Så fikk Manasse stamme sin arvelodd, for han var Josefs førstefødte. Makir, Manasses førstefødte sønn, gileadittenes stamfar, fikk Gilead og Basan, fordi han var en stridsmann.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 41:51
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
Read in contextNumbers 26:29
These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
Read in contextGenesis 50:23
He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
Read in contextGenesis 46:20
Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
Read in contextGenesis 48:18
“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
Read in contextNumbers 32:39–40
The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
Read in context1 Chronicles 7:14–15
The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:23
But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
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