Joshua 17:1

And 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2So the lot pertained to the rest of the sons of Manasseh, by their families, to the sons of Abiezer, and to the sons of Helek, and to the sons of Asriel, and to the sons of Shechem, and to the sons of Hepher, and to the sons of Shemida,—these, were the sons of Manasseh, son of Joseph, even the male descendants, by their families.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:52And, the name of the second, called he Ephraim, For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my humiliation.

Genesis 48:18And Joseph said unto his father—Not so, my father! for, this, is the firstborn, lay thy right hand upon his head.

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.

Numbers 32:33So then Moses gave unto them even unto the sons of Gad and unto the sons of Reuben and unto the half tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land by her cities with boundaries, even the cities of the land round about.

Numbers 32:40So Moses gave Gilead unto Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelt therein.

Deuteronomy 3:15And, unto Machir, gave I Gilead;

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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