Joshua 17:1

And then came the lot for the tribe of Menasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph: to wit, for Machir the first-born of Menasseh, the father of Gil'ad; because he was a man of war, therefore he obtained Gil'ad and Bashan.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Menasseh after their families; for the children of Abi'ezer, and for the children of Chelek, and for the children of Assriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Chepher, and for the children of Shemida': these were the male children of Menasseh the son of Joseph after their families.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:52And the name of the second he called Ephraim; For God [said he] hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Genesis 48:18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born, put thy right hand upon his head.

Numbers 26:29The sons of Menasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gil'ad; of Gil'ad, the family of the Gil'adites.

Numbers 32:33And Moses gave unto them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Menasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sichon, the king of the Emorites, and the kingdom of 'Og, the king of Bashan, the land, with its cities within the boundaries, the cities of the country round about.

Numbers 32:40And Moses gave Gil'ad unto Machir the son of Menasseh; and he dwelt therein.

Deuteronomy 3:15And unto Machir I gave Gil'ad.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:1

The half tribe of Manasseh comes next to be provided for; and here we have, I. The families of that tribe that were to be portioned, ver. 1-6 . II. The country that fell to their lot, ver. 7-13 . III. The joint request of the two tribes that descended from Joseph, for the enlargement of their lot, and Joshua's answer to that request, ver. 14-18 . Read the whole commentary →

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