Numbers 32:39
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 Version
And 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 Bible
Moreover 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 Bible
And 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 1917
And 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.

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Numbers 32
1. The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan
6. 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
Gilead is a region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm, a healing ointment. The Hebrew root of "Gilead" can mean "heap of testimony" or "rocky region," reflecting both its geographical features and its role as a witness to God's faithfulness. The journey to Gilead by the descendants of Machir signifies a movement towards claiming God's promises. Historically, Gilead was a contested area, often changing hands between different groups, which underscores the strategic and spiritual importance of this conquest.

captured it
The act of capturing Gilead demonstrates the fulfillment of God's promise to the Israelites to give them the land of Canaan. The Hebrew word for "captured" can also imply taking possession or seizing, which in this context, indicates a divinely sanctioned victory. This conquest is not merely a military achievement but a spiritual act of obedience and trust in God's provision. It serves as a reminder of the Israelites' covenant relationship with God, who empowers them to overcome their enemies.

and drove out the Amorites who were there
The Amorites were one of the many Canaanite tribes inhabiting the Promised Land. Historically, they were known as fierce warriors and were often seen as a significant obstacle to the Israelites. The phrase "drove out" suggests a complete removal or expulsion, which in Hebrew can also imply a cleansing or purifying act. This action reflects God's judgment against the Amorites for their idolatry and wickedness, as well as His faithfulness to His people. The removal of the Amorites symbolizes the establishment of a holy community set apart for God's purposes, free from the influence of pagan practices.

(39) And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went . . . --Better, Now the children of Machir the son of Manasseh had gone to Gilead, and taken it, &c. (See Note on Numbers 32:33.)

Verse 39. - The children of Machir. The relation of the Beni-Machir to the tribe of Manasseh is obscure, because all the Manassites were descended from Machir. In the absence of any direct information, we can only guess at the nature of the tie which united the Beni-Machir as a family, and kept them distinct from the other Manassite families. It is evident from their history that they formed a sub-tribe powerful enough to have a name of their own in Israel (cf. verse 40 and Judges 5:14, and see note on verse 41). Went to Gilead. This would seem to refer to the expedition briefly recorded in chapter Numbers 21:33. It is mentioned here out of place, in the simple historical style of the Pentateuch, because the gift of Gilead to Machir grew out of its conquest by Machir. The name Gilead is again used in a very vague sense, for the territory actually allotted to Machir was rather in Bashan than in Gilead proper.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The descendants
בְּנֵ֨י (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


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