English Standard Version
Numbers 32:39
39And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
Numbers 32:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
- New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there.
Context of Numbers 32:39
37And the people of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 38Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built. And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. 40And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it. 41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, and called them Havvoth-jair.
Read all of Numbers 32Numbers 32:39 word by word
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ בְּנֵ֨י מָכִ֧יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה גִּלְעָ֖דָה וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֑הָ וַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁ אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Machirמָכִירmâkîyr · MachirH4353
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- to Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
- and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- it, and dispossessedיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- the Amoriteאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
Cross-references for Numbers 32:39
- Numbers 26:29The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
- Genesis 50:23And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation. The children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were counted as Joseph's own.
- Joshua 17:1Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.
Commentaries on Numbers 32:39
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39The children of Machir - Machir, the son of Manasseh, was long since dead: even his sons had been brought up upon Joseph‘s knees Genesis 50:23. But the renown acquired by his descendants raised his family almost to the dignity of a tribe; and the Machirites are in the next verse styled Machir, just as the children of Judah or of Ephraim are often spoken of as Judah or Ephraim. So in Judges 5:14 Machir is coupled with Ephraim and Zebulun. Went - i. e…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-42Verses 28-42 Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them; probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be forgotten. A spirit of selfishness, of seeking our own, not the things of Christ, when each one ought to assist others, is as dangerous as it is common. It is impossible to be sincere in the faith, sensible of the goodness of God, constrained by the love…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-42Three clans of Manasseh conquered part of Gilead and Bashan (compare Deuteronomy 3:13–15; Joshua 13:29–31). The exact location of Nobah is still unknown (compare Judges 8:11). Havvoth-jair: Compare Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30; Judges 10:4; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:21–23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. Gilead--now Jelud.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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