Deuteronomy 3:15

And, unto Machir, gave I Gilead;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And I gave Gilead unto Machir.

In Context

14Jair, son of Manasseh, took all the region of Argob, as far as the boundary of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites,—and called them after his own name The Bashan of Havvoth-jair unto this day.

16And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites, gave I—from Gilead even as far as the ravine of Arnon, the middle of the ravine and boundary,—even as far as the Jabbok ravine, the boundary of the sons of Ammon;

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Cross References

Numbers 26:29The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead,—To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites.

Joshua 17:1And the lot for the tribe of Manasseh was, 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 had he Gilead and Bashan.

1 Chronicles 2:22And, Segub, begat Jair,—who came to have twenty-three cities, in the land of Gilead;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:13-21

Allotment of the Conquered Lands. ( b. c. 1451.) 12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and… Read the whole commentary →

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