Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.
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Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.
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And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
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And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
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Passages linked to Numbers 32:40 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 17:1 This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- Deuteronomy 3:13-15 and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh—all the region of Argob, even all Bashan. (The same is called the land of Rephaim. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.) I gave Gilead to Machir.
- Joshua 13:29-31 Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families. Their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities. Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Unto Machir, i.e. not to Machir himself, who doubtless…
Unto Machir, i.e. not to Machir himself, who doubtless was long since dead; see Gen 1:23; but the family or posterity of Machir, which are called by their father’s name; as the names of Abraham, Act 7:16; of Isaac, Amo 7:9; of Jacob or Israel frequently; of Judah and Simeon, Jdg 1:3; of David, 1Ki 12:16; are manifestly put for their posterity.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jair the son of Manasseh,.... By his mother's…
And Jair the son of Manasseh,.... By his mother's side, otherwise he was of the family of Judah; for Hezron, of the family of Judah, married a daughter of Machir, the son of Manasseh, by whom he had a son called Segub, who was the father of Jair, Ch1 2:21, the same
went and took the small towns thereof; of that part of Gilead given to Machir:
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and called them Havothjair; after his own name: in Deu 3:14, they are called Bashanhavothjair.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Machir - Not to Machir himself, who doubtless was…
Machir - Not to Machir himself, who doubtless was long since dead, but the family or posterity of Machir.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 32:40; Num 32:42. Moses gave Gilead unto Machir…
Num 32:40; Num 32:42. Moses gave Gilead unto Machir — Not to Machir himself, who doubtless was long since dead, but the family or posterity of Machir. Nobah — Who, though not elsewhere named, was doubtless an eminent person of the tribe of Manasseh. It is observable, that these tribes, as they were placed before the other tribes, so they were displaced before them. They were carried captive by the king of Assyria, some years before the other tribes. Such a proportion does Providence frequently observe in balancing prosperity and adversity.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain In it, by means of his descendants. For Machir…
In it, by means of his descendants. For Machir must have been above 250 years old, if he were still alive. Many children are attributed to Machir and his father, Manasses, who were not their immediate offspring. The latter had only Machir, who survived him; Ezriel was probably a grandson of Machir, as he is styled the son of Galaad, chap. xxvi. 31., and Josue xvii. 2. See 1 Paralipomenon vii. Adoptive and legal children are often confounded with those who are really born of a person, as also those places which are inhabited by his posterity. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 40. A later addition to the chapter. See prelim.…
40. A later addition to the chapter. See prelim. note. In 1Ch_2:21; 1Ch_2:23 the possession of Gilead by Machir is expressed by saying that Machir was ‘the father of Gilead.’
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he dwelt therein. This expression does not necessarily…
And he dwelt therein. This expression does not necessarily look beyond the lifetime of Moses, although it would be more naturally taken as doing so. In Num_20:1 bvYe is used of the "abiding" of Israel at Kadesh.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Jair ... Nobah
Jair ... Nobah
These are names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Havvoth Jair ... Kenath
These are names of cities. (See: How to Translate Names)
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