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the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Literal Standard Version

Numbers 26:29

Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir has begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gilead;   Joseph;   Machir;   Manasseh;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gilead;   Machir;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Manasseh, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abiezer;   Adoption;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Machir;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gilead;   Hepher;   Machir;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Genealogy;   Gilead;   Machir;   Manasseh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gilead ;   Gileadites ;   Machir ;   Machirites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gilead;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gil'e-Ad;   Gli'e-Adites, the,;   Ma'chirites, the,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Genealogy;   Gilead (2);   Gileadites;   Izharites;   Machir;   Manasseh (2);   Numbers, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Machir;   Zelophehad;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Menashsheh: of Makhir, the family of the Makhiri; and Makhir became the father of Gil`ad; of Gil`ad, the family of the Gil`adi.
King James Version
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
Lexham English Bible
The descendants of Manasseh: of Makir, the clan of the Makirites. And Makir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
English Standard Version
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
New Century Version
These were the family groups of Manasseh: From Makir came the Makirite family group (Makir was the father of Gilead); from Gilead came the Gileadite family group.
New English Translation
The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir fathered Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Manasseh were: of Machir, the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: of Gilead came the familie of the Gileadites.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Complete Jewish Bible
The descendants of M'nasheh were: of Makhir, the family of the Makhiri. Makhir was the father of Gil‘ad; of Gil‘ad, the family of the Gil‘adi.
Darby Translation
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites (and Machir begot Gilead); of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Easy-to-Read Version
Manasseh's family groups were Makir—the Makirite family groups. (Makir was the father of Gilead.) Gilead—the Gileadite family groups.
George Lamsa Translation
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead comes the family of the Gileadites.
Good News Translation
The tribe of Manasseh. Machir son of Manasseh was the father of Gilead, and the following clans traced their ancestry to Gilead:
Christian Standard Bible®
Manasseh’s descendants:
Literal Translation
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The childre of Manasse were, Machir: of whom commeth the kynred of the Machirites. And Machir begat Gilead: of whom cometh ye kynred of ye Gileadites.
American Standard Version
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Bible in Basic English
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir was the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The chyldren of Manasse, Machir, of whom commeth the kinred of the Machirites: And Machir begat Gilead, and of Gilead commeth the kinred of the Giliadites.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites--and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
King James Version (1611)
Of the sonnes of Manasseh: Of Machir the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: Of Gilead come the familie of the Gileadites.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.
English Revised Version
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Berean Standard Bible
These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir. Machir was the father of Gilead, the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Of Manasses was borun Machir, of whom the meynee of Machiritis. Machir gendride Galaad, of whom the meynee of Galaditis.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir hath begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.
Update Bible Version
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead [come] the family of the Gileadites.
World English Bible
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
New King James Version
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
New Living Translation
These were the clans descended from Manasseh: The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir. The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir's son.
New Life Bible
The sons of Manasseh were the family of the Machirites from Machir, and the family of the Gileadites from Gilead. Machir was the father of Gilead.
New Revised Standard
The descendants of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead, - To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir begot Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Manas'seh: of Machir, the family of the Ma'chirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Contextual Overview

5Reuben, firstborn of Israel—sons of Reuben: of Enoch [is] the family of the Enochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite; 6of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite. 7These [are] families of the Reubenite, and their numbered ones are forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 8And the son of Pallu [is] Eliab; 9and the sons of Eliab [are] Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram; this [is that] Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the congregation, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah, in their striving against YHWH, 10and the earth opens her mouth, and swallows them and Korah, in the death of the congregation, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign; 11but the sons of Korah did not die. 12Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite; 13of Zerah the family of the Zerahite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite. 14These [are] families of the Simeonite—twenty-two thousand and two hundred.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Machir: Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:40, Numbers 36:1, Genesis 48:14, Deuteronomy 3:15, Joshua 17:1, Judges 5:14, 1 Chronicles 7:14-19

Reciprocal: Joshua 17:2 - the rest 1 Chronicles 2:21 - Machir

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing.
Genesis 21:22
And it comes to pass at that time that Abimelech speaks—Phichol also, head of his host—to Abraham, saying, "God [is] with you in all that you are doing;
Genesis 22:17
that blessing I bless you, and multiplying I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which [is] on the seashore; and your Seed possesses the gate of His enemies;
Genesis 24:31
And he says, "Come in, O blessed one of YHWH! Why do you stand outside—and I have prepared the house and place for the camels?"
Genesis 26:11
and Abimelech commands all the people, saying, "He who comes against this man or against his wife, dying does die."
Genesis 26:12
And Isaac sows in that land, and finds in that year a hundredfold, and YHWH blesses him;
Genesis 26:14
and he has possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,
Genesis 26:15
and all the wells which his father's servants dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.
Psalms 115:15
Blessed [are] you of YHWH, || Maker of the heavens and earth,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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