- Machir:
- "And the childrenª of Machirª the sonª of Manassehª went²°¹ to Gilead,ª and tookª° it, and dispossessedª°¹ the Amoriteª which¹ [was] in it. ... And Mosesª gaveª°¹ Gileadª unto Machirª the sonª of Manasseh;ª and he dweltª° therein." {Num 32:39-40} + "And the chiefª fathersª of the familiesª of the childrenª of Gilead,ª the sonª of Machir,ª the sonª of Manasseh,ª of the familiesª¹ of the sonsª of Joseph,ª came near,ª° and spakeª° beforeª Moses,ª and beforeª the princes,ª the chiefª fathersª of the childrenª of Israel:ª" {Num 36:1} + "And Israelª stretched outª°¹ his right hand,ª and laidª° [it] upon¹ Ephraim'sª head,ª who¹ [was] the younger,ª and his left handª upon¹ Manasseh'sª head,ª guiding²° his hands² wittingly;ª°¹¹ for¹ Manassehª [was] the firstborn.ª" {Gen 48:14} + "And I gaveª°¹ Gileadª unto Machir.ª" {Deu 3:15} + "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} + "Out of¹ Ephraimª [was there] a rootª of them against Amalek;ª afterª thee, Benjamin,ª among thy people;ª out of¹ Machirª came downª° governors,ª° and out of Zebulunª¹ they that handleª° the penª of the writer.ª°" {Jdg 5:14} + "The sonsª of Manasseh;ª Ashriel,ª whom¹ she bare:ª° ([but] his concubineª the Aramitessª bareª°¹ Machirª the fatherª of Gilead:ª ... And the sonsª of Shemidaª were,¹ Ahian,ª and Shechem,ª and Likhi,ª and Aniam.ª" {1Ch 7:14-19}
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