^17:1The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land.¹ The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors.² They were assigned Gilead and Bashan.³

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Footnotes

1 Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”
2 Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”
3 Heb “Gilead and Bashan belonged to him.” On the assignment of Manasseh’s territory in Gilead and Bashan, see Josh 13:31.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn. Gilead and Bashan were given to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war.

NLTNew Living Translation

The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the allotment was made for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior.

KJV 1900King 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.

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