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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Numbers 26:29

The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead, - To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites.

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.
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

5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, - the sons of Reuben, To Hanoch, pertained the family of the Hanochites; To Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 6 To Hezron, the family of the Hezronites, - To Carrel, the family of the Carmites. 7 These, are the families of the Reubenites, - and they who were numbered of them were found to be - forty-three thousand, and seven hundred, and thirty. 8 Now, the sons of Pallu, were Eliab; 9 and the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram, - The same, Dathan and Abiram, notable men of the assembly, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the assembly of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh; 10 and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up - with Korah also, when the assembly died, - when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a warning; 11 But, the sons of Korah, died not. 12 The sons of Simeon, by their families, To Nemuel, pertained the family of the Nemuelites, To Jamin, the family of the Jaminites, - To Jachin, the family of the Jachinites: 13 To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites, - To Shaul, the family of the Shaulites: 14 These, are the families of the Simeonites, - two and twenty 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
That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Genesis 21:22
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech, with Phicol chieftain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, - God, is with thee in all that, thou art doing.
Genesis 22:17
That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea, - that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
Genesis 24:31
and he said, Come in. thou blessed of Yahweh, - Wherefore shouldst thou stand outside, when I have made ready the house and a place for the camels?
Genesis 26:11
And Abimelech commanded all the people saying, - He that toucheth this man or his wife, shall surely be put to death
Genesis 26:12
And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year, a hundredfold, - seeing that Yahweh had blessed him.
Genesis 26:14
So he came to have possessions of flocks gild possessions of herds, and a large body of servants, - and the Philistines envied him.
Genesis 26:15
And as for all the wells which the servants of his father digged, in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stepped them up, and filled them with dust.
Psalms 115:15
Blessed are ye of Yahweh, who made the heavens and the earth:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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