Numbers 26:29
Context26:29 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
Context50:23 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
Context17:1 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
[50:23] 1 tn Heb “saw Ephraim, the children of the third.”
[50:23] 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.
[17:1] 3 tn Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”
[17:1] 4 tn Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”