Numbers 32:39

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

And the children {H1121} of Machir {H4353} the son {H1121} of Manasseh {H4519} went {H3212} to Gilead {H1568}, and took {H3920} it, and dispossessed {H3423} the Amorite {H567} which was in it.

The descendants of Machir the son of M'nasheh went to Gil'ad and conquered it, dispossessing the Emori who were there.

The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 50:23 (5 votes)

    And 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.

  • Numbers 26:29 (2 votes)

    Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead [come] the family of the Gileadites.

  • Joshua 17:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ 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.