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Numbers 32:39–42

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39The sons of aMachir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

40So Moses gave aGilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.

41Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its 1towns, and called them 2aHavvoth-jair.

42Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah after ahis own name.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit tent villages
  2. 2I.e. the towns of Jair

Cross references

  1. aGen 50:23
  2. aDeut 3:12, 13, 15; Josh 17:1
  3. aDeut 3:14; Judg 10:4
  4. a2 Sam 18:18; Ps 49:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, and called them Havvoth-jair. And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there. So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth Jair. And Nobah captured Kenath and its surrounding settlements and called it Nobah after himself.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled in it. Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages, which he renamed Jair’s Villages. Nobah went and captured Kenath with its surrounding villages and called it Nobah after his own name.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there. So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. The people of Jair, another clan of the tribe of Manasseh, captured many of the towns in Gilead and changed the name of that region to the Towns of Jair. Meanwhile, a man named Nobah captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he renamed that area Nobah after himself.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and they captured it and drove out the Amorites who were in it. So Moses gave Gilead to Makir son of Manasseh, and he lived in it. And Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their unwalled villages, and he called them Havvoth Jair. Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah after his own name.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.