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Numbers 32:39–40

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And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
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From verse 39

  1. Genesis 50:23Rank 1 from verse 39
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    23And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.

  2. Joshua 17:1Rank 2 from verse 39
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    1THERE was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  3. Numbers 26:29Rank 3 from verse 39
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    29Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.

From verse 40

  1. Joshua 17:1Rank 1 from verse 40
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    1THERE was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  2. Deuteronomy 3:13–15Rank 2 from verse 40
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    13And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

    14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.

    15And I gave Gilead unto Machir.

  3. Joshua 13:29–31Rank 3 from verse 40
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    29¶ And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

    30And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:

    31And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.

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Numbers 32:39

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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dispossessed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dispossess, meaning to deprive of possession or drive out from an occupied place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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Numbers 32:40

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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therein

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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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32:34¶ And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

32:35And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

32:36And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

32:37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

32:38And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

32:39And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.

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32:40And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

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32:41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.

32:42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

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