Numbers 32:39

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
• 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.

Context of Numbers 32:39

37The sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 38Nebo, Baal Meon, (cities whose names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave other names to the rebuilt cities. The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went up to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40So Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he lived there. 41Jair, a son of Manasseh, went and captured their settlements and named them Jair’s Villages.

Numbers 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 were: by Machir the family of the Machirites (Machir fathered Gilead.), by Gilead the family of the Gileadites.
• Genesis 50:23Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s sons. Also the sons of Machir, Manasseh’s son, were born upon Joseph’s knees.
• Joshua 17:1Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh, the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, since he was a man of war, he got Gilead and Bashan.

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

Topics related to Numbers 32:39

• Amorites
• Machir
• Manasseh

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Manasseh
• Amorite
• Gilead, Gileadite
• City
• Destroy
• Discourage
• Fenced cities
• Machir
• Ready

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