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New King James Version

1 Chronicles 7:14

The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. Numbers 26:30, 31)">[fn]

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asriel;   Concubinage;   Gilead;   Thompson Chain Reference - Concubinage;   Foes of the Home;   Home;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Machir;   Manasseh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Asriel;   Machir;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aramitess;   Asriel;   Machir;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aramitess;   Asriel;   Chronicles, I;   Manasseh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aramitess ;   Ashriel ;   Gilead ;   Machir ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Arami'tess;   Ash'riel;   Ma'chir;   Marriage;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abiezer;   Aramitess;   Asriel;   Machir;   Manasseh (2);   Peresh;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asriel;   Machir;   Manasseh;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Manasseh’s sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead.
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Menashsheh: Asri'el, whom his concubine the Arammian bore: she bore Makhir the father of Gil`ad:
King James Version
The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
English Standard Version
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
New Century Version
These are Manasseh's descendants. Manasseh had an Aramean slave woman, who was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was Gilead's father.
New English Translation
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh's Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, to whom his Aramean concubine gave birth; she also gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead.
World English Bible
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead:
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Manasseh was Ashriel whom she bare vnto him, but his concubine of Aram bare Machir the father of Gilead.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
Berean Standard Bible
The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
Contemporary English Version
Manasseh and his Syrian wife were the parents of Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead.
Complete Jewish Bible
The descendants of M'nasheh: his concubine the woman from Aram bore Makhir the father of Gil‘ad; Asri'el [Gil‘ad's son] was descended from her.
Darby Translation
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, … whom she bore; his Syrian concubine bore Machir the father of Gilead.
Easy-to-Read Version
These are Manasseh's descendants: Manasseh's Aramean slave woman had a son named Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.
George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Manasseh: Asarchiel, whom his concubine bore him; she also bore Machir the father of Gilead;
Good News Translation
By his Aramean concubine, Manasseh had two sons, Asriel and Machir. Machir was the father of Gilead.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
Literal Translation
The sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, the child born to his Syrian concubine with Machir the father of Gilead.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Manasses are these: Esriel, whom his concubyne Aramiel dyd beare. But (first) begat he Machir the father of Gilead.
American Standard Version
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bare; she bare Machir the father of Gilead.
Bible in Basic English
The sons of Manasseh by his servant-wife, the Aramaean woman: she gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Manasse: Azriel, whom his wife bare vnto him: But Aramiah his concubine bare Machir the father of Gilead.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his wife bore--his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead;
King James Version (1611)
The sonnes of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom shee bare (but his concnbine the Aramitesse, bare Machir the father of Gilead.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Manasse; Esriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Galaad.
English Revised Version
The sons of Manasseh; Asriel, whom [his wife] bare: (his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli the sone of Manasses was Esriel; and Sira his secundarie wijf childide Machir, the fadir of Galaad.
Update Bible Version
The sons of Manasseh: his wife bore Asriel. His concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: ([but] his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead:
New Living Translation
The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.
New Life Bible
Manasseh's sons were Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. Their mother was the Aramaean woman who acted as Manasseh's wife.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Manasseh, Asriel, whom, his wife bare, - his concubine, the Syrian, bare Machir the father of Gilead;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the son of Manasses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bore Machir the father of Galaad.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Manas'seh: As'ri-el, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom Jaladah his Aramaean concubine bare, with Machir father of Gilead.
THE MESSAGE
Manasseh's sons, born of his Aramean concubine, were Asriel and Makir the father of Gilead. Makir got his wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister's name was Maacah. Another son, Zelophehad, had only daughters. Makir's wife Maacah bore a son whom she named Peresh; his brother's name was Sheresh and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. Ulam's son was Bedan. This accounts for the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

Contextual Overview

1 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Genesis 46:13">[fn] Jashub, and Shimron--four in all. 2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. 3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons. 5 Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all. 6 Genesis 46:21">[xr] The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael--three in all. 7 The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five in all. They were heads of their fathers' houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor. 8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Becher. 9 And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The sons: The text in these two verses seems to be strangely corrupted; and, as it stands, is scarcely intelligible. Probably it should be rendered, "The sons of Manasseh were Ashriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore to him; and Machir the father of Gilead, whom - his wife bore to him. Machir took for a wife Maachah, sister to Huppim and Shuppim." This is nearly the version of Dr. Geddes.

Machir: 1 Chronicles 2:21-23, Genesis 50:23, Numbers 26:29-34, Numbers 27:1, Numbers 32:30-42, Deuteronomy 3:13-15, Joshua 13:31, Joshua 17:1-3, Judges 5:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:20 - Manasseh Numbers 1:34 - Manasseh Numbers 36:1 - Gilead

Cross-References

Genesis 7:2
You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female;
Genesis 7:3
also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth.
Genesis 7:8
Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth,
Genesis 7:9
two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare,.... The wife of Manasseh, as distinguished from his concubine in the next clause; though the Targum reads, in connection with that,

"whom his Aramitess (or Syrian) concubine bare;''

and then adds,

who also bare Machir the father of Gilead; so that Ashriel and Machir were brethren; from which Ashriel sprung the family of the Ashrielites, Numbers 26:29 as from Machir the Machirites, Numbers 26:29.


 
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