16:10 16:10

Joshua 17:1

17:2 17:2

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¶ 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.
There was also a lot {H1486} for the tribe {H4294} of Manasseh {H4519}; for he was the firstborn {H1060} of Joseph {H3130}; to wit, for Machir {H4353} the firstborn {H1060} of Manasseh {H4519}, the father {H1} of Gilead {H1568}: because he was a man {H376} of war {H4421}, therefore he had Gilead {H1568} and Bashan {H1316}.
This was the territory chosen by lot for the tribe of M'nasheh, for he was the firstborn of Yosef. As for Makhir the firstborn of M'nasheh, the father of Gil'ad, because he was a warrior he got Gil'ad and Bashan.
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.
Andthiswas 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.
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