And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.
- BSB The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- NKJV And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
- NASB The sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
- NLT Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there.
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The descendants of Machir from Manasseh capture Gilead and drive out the Amorites there. The half-tribe wins additional territory by conquest.
Overview
The clan of Machir, of the tribe of Manasseh, takes Gilead and dispossesses its Amorite inhabitants. Their successful campaign extends Israel's holdings east of the Jordan. The account shows God granting victory and land to the half-tribe as well, weaving Manasseh into the eastern settlement alongside Gad and Reuben.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Gen 50:23And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
- Josh 17:1There 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.
- Num 26:29Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
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