- Machir:
- "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} + "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} + "Then cameª° the daughtersª of Zelophehad,ª the sonª of Hepher,ª the sonª of Gilead,ª the sonª of Machir,ª the sonª of Manasseh,ª of the familiesª of Manassehª the sonª of Joseph:ª and these¹ [are] the namesª of his daughters;ª Mahlah,ª Noah,ª and Hoglah,ª and Milcah,ª and Tirzah.ª" {Num 27:1} + "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} + "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} + "And he tookª° Geshur,ª and Aram,ª with¹ the townsª of Jair,ª from¹¹ them, with¹ Kenath,ª and the townsª thereof, [even] threescoreª cities.ª All¹ these¹ [belonged to] the sonsª of Machirª the fatherª of Gilead.ª" {1Ch 2:23} + "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 Machirª tookª° to wifeª [the sister] of Huppimª and Shuppim,ª whose sister'sª nameª [was] Maachah;)ª and the nameª of the secondª [was] Zelophehad:ª and Zelophehadª had¹ daughters.ª" {1Ch 7:14-15}
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