Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
Parallel translations
- WEB Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
- KJV And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
- NKJV Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
- NASB Later, Hezron had relations with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore to him Segub.
- NLT When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead’s sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub.
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Quick answer
Hezron, at age sixty, married the daughter of Machir and fathered Segub. This shows the joining of Judah's line with that of Manasseh through Machir.
Overview
Machir was the firstborn of Manasseh and father of Gilead (Numbers 26:29), so this marriage links Judah to territory east of the Jordan. Hezron's advanced age underscores God's continued blessing of fruitfulness. The interweaving of tribal families illustrates the unity of Israel under God's covenant promises.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Num 27:1Now 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
- Num 26:29These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
- Deut 3:15To Machir I gave Gilead,
- Gen 50:23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
- Num 32:39–40The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
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