Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there. New Living Translation Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there. English Standard Version And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. Berean Standard Bible The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. King James Bible And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. New King James Version And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. New American Standard Bible The sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. NASB 1995 The sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. NASB 1977 And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. Legacy Standard Bible And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. Amplified Bible The sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and drove out the Amorites who were in it. Christian Standard Bible The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. Holman Christian Standard Bible The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. American Standard Version And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein. Contemporary English Version The clan of Machir from the tribe of East Manasseh went to the region of Gilead, captured its towns, and forced out the Amorites. English Revised Version And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites which were therein. GOD'S WORD® Translation The descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, went to Gilead, captured it, and forced out the Amorites who were there. Good News Translation The clan of Machir son of Manasseh invaded the land of Gilead, occupied it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. International Standard Version The descendants of Manasseh's son Machir attacked Gilead and then captured and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. Majority Standard Bible The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. NET Bible The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. New Heart English Bible The descendants of Makir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. Webster's Bible Translation And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite who was in it. World English Bible The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] in it; Young's Literal Translation And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite, who is in it; Smith's Literal Translation And the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, will go to Gilead, and take it and drive out the Amorite which is in it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMoreover the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, went into Galaad, and wasted it, cutting off the Amorrhites, the inhabitants thereof. Catholic Public Domain Version Moreover, the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, continued on within Gilead, and they devastated it, putting to death its inhabitant, the Amorite. New American Bible The descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, went to Gilead and captured it, dispossessing the Amorites who were there. New Revised Standard Version The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were there; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and destroyed the Amorites who were in it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the sons of Mekir, son of Menasheh, went to Gelad and subjected it and destroyed the Amorites who were in it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein. Brenton Septuagint Translation And a son of Machir the son of Manasse went to Galaad, and took it, and destroyed the Amorite who dwelt in it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Tribes East of the Jordan…38as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt. 39The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.… Cross References Joshua 21:43-45 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. / And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled. Deuteronomy 3:12-17 So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ... Joshua 13:29-31 This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh: / The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities; / half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir. Judges 11:12-28 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?” / The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.” / Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites ... 1 Chronicles 5:23-26 Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon). / These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. / But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. ... Deuteronomy 2:24-37 “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. / This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.” / So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying, ... Joshua 22:1-9 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh / and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. / All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God. ... 1 Kings 4:13 Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); 2 Kings 10:32-33 In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory / from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan. 1 Chronicles 2:21-23 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. / Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. / 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. Genesis 15:18-21 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ... Deuteronomy 1:8 See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” Joshua 1:2-4 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel. / I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea. Acts 7:5 He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child. Hebrews 11:9-10 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Treasury of Scripture And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. Numbers 26:29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites. Genesis 50:23 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. Joshua 17:1 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. Jump to Previous Amorite Amorites Capture Captured Children Descendants Dispossess Dispossessed Driving Drove Machir Makir Manasseh Manas'seh ThereinJump to Next Amorite Amorites Capture Captured Children Descendants Dispossess Dispossessed Driving Drove Machir Makir Manasseh Manas'seh ThereinNumbers 32 1. The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan6. Moses reproves them 16. They offer him conditions with which he is content 33. Moses assigns them the land 39. They conquer it. The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh This phrase identifies a specific lineage within the tribe of Manasseh, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Machir was the firstborn son of Manasseh, who was the son of Joseph. The name "Machir" in Hebrew means "sold" or "bartered," which may reflect the historical context of Joseph being sold into slavery, a pivotal event in Israel's history. The descendants of Machir were known for their valor and strength, as evidenced by their ability to capture territory. This lineage is significant because it highlights the fulfillment of God's promises to the tribes of Israel regarding the land they would inherit. went to Gilead captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The descendantsבְּנֵ֨י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Machir מָכִ֧יר (mā·ḵîr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4353: Machir -- two Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה (mə·naš·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites went וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to Gilead, גִּלְעָ֖דָה (gil·‘ā·ḏāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites captured it, וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֑הָ (way·yil·kə·ḏu·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere and drove out וַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁ (way·yō·w·reš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the Amorites הָאֱמֹרִ֥י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe who were there. אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Links Numbers 32:39 NIVNumbers 32:39 NLT Numbers 32:39 ESV Numbers 32:39 NASB Numbers 32:39 KJV Numbers 32:39 BibleApps.com Numbers 32:39 Biblia Paralela Numbers 32:39 Chinese Bible Numbers 32:39 French Bible Numbers 32:39 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 32:39 The children of Machir the son (Nu Num.) |