Numbers 26:29

26:29 The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Genesis 50:23

50:23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. ¹  He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph. ² 

Joshua 17:1

17:1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. ³  The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. ⁴  They were assigned Gilead and Bashan. ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “saw Ephraim, the children of the third.”

² tn Heb “they were born on the knees of Joseph.” This expression implies their adoption by Joseph, which meant that they received an inheritance from him.

³ tn Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”

⁴ tn Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”

⁵ tn Heb “Gilead and Bashan belonged to him.”