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23 He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation;(A) the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were recognised by[a][b] Joseph.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 50:23 Lit were born on the knees of
  2. 50:23 Referring to a ritual of adoption or of legitimisation; Gn 30:3

29 Manasseh’s descendants:(A)

the Machirite clan from Machir.

Machir fathered Gilead;

the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

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39 The descendants of Machir(A) son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled in it.(B)

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West Manasseh’s Inheritance

17 This was the land allotted for the tribe of Manasseh(A) 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.(B)

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The king asked him, ‘Where is he? ’

Ziba answered the king, ‘You’ll find him in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.’ So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

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