Joshua 17:1 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 17:1

Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

BSB

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ASV

And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

KJV

There 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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Manasseh, as the “first-born,” was to receive not only the territory on the east of Jordan won by the valor of the Machirites, but also a portion with the other tribes on the west of Jordan, the holy land of promise strictly so called. Thus, though Ephraim took precedence of Manasseh, according to the prediction of Joseph Gen 48:20, yet Manasseh received “the double portion” which was the special privilege of the first-born Deu 21:17.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is here said that the lot came to Manasseh, for he was the first-born of Joseph. Bishop Patrick thinks it should be translated, though he was the first-born of Joseph, and then the meaning is plain, that the second lot was for Manasseh, because, though he was the first-born, yet Jacob had preferred Ephraim before him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Machir--his descendants. the father of Gilead--Though he had a son of that name (Nu 26:29; 27:1), yet, as is evident from the use of the Hebrew article, reference is made, not to the person, but the province of Gilead. "Father" here means lord or possessor of Gilead.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֤י	vay.Hi	and it belonged	H1961 →
הַגּוֹרָל֙	ha.go.Ral	the lot	H1486 →
לְמַטֵּ֣ה	le.ma.Teh	to [the] tribe of	H4294 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	me.na.Sheh	Manasseh	H4519 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
ה֖וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
בְּכ֣וֹר	be.Khor	[was] [the] firstborn of	H1060 →
יוֹסֵ֑ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
לְמָכִיר֩	le.ma.Khir	to Makir	H4353 →
בְּכ֨וֹר	be.Khor	[the] firstborn of	H1060 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה	me.na.Sheh	Manasseh	H4519 →
אֲבִ֣י	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
הַגִּלְעָ֗ד	ha.gil.'Ad	<the> Gilead	H1568 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
ה֤וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
הָיָה֙	ha.Yah	he was	H1961 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	a man of	H376 →
מִלְחָמָ֔ה	mil.cha.Mah	war	H4421 →
וַֽיְהִי־	vay.hi-	and it belonged	H1961 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	to <the> him
הַגִּלְעָ֥ד	ha.gil.'Ad	<the> Gilead	H1568 →
וְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃	ve.ha.ba.Shan	and <the> Bashan	H1316 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 50:23
He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
leads to
- Numbers 32:39
  The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Genesis 30:3
  Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
- Job 42:16
  After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
Through
Genesis 41:51
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
leads to
- Psalms 30:5
  For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Proverbs 31:7
  Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
- Genesis 41:30
  but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
Through
Genesis 46:20
Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
leads to
- Genesis 41:50–52
  Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
Through
Numbers 26:29
These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
leads to
- Numbers 36:1
  Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families…

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Where the connections lead

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06About Joshua

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Joshua