"Of the sonsª of Manasseh:ª of Machir,ª the familyª of the Machirites:ª and Machirª begatª°¹ Gilead:ª of Gileadª [come] the familyª of the Gileadites.ª" {Num 26:29} + "And Josephª sawª° Ephraim'sª childrenª of the thirdª [generation]: the childrenª also¹ of Machirª the sonª of Manassehª were brought upª° upon¹ Joseph'sª knees.ª" {Gen 50:23} + "There was¹ also a lotª for the tribeª of Manasseh;ª for¹ he¹ [was] the firstbornª of Joseph;ª [to wit], for Machirª the firstbornª of Manasseh,ª the fatherª of Gilead:ª because¹ he¹ was¹ a manª of war,ª therefore he had¹ Gileadª and Bashan.ª" {Jsh 17:1} |
