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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 and addressed them,

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ASV

And the heads of the fathers’ houses of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ houses of the children of Israel:

KJV

And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּvai.yik.re.Vuand they drew nearH7126 →
רָאשֵׁ֣יra.Shei[the] leaders ofH7218 →
הָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.Votthe fathersH1 →
לְמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתle.mish.Pa.chatof [the] clan ofH4940 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121 →
גִלְעָד֙gil.'AdGileadH1568 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
מָכִ֣ירma.KhirMakirH4353 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehManassehH4519 →
מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmi.mish.pe.Chotfrom [the] clans ofH4940 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121 →
יוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefJosephH3130 →
וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spokeH1696 →
לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440 →
הַנְּשִׂאִ֔יםha.ne.si.'Imthe leadersH5387 →
רָאשֵׁ֥יra.Sheiheads ofH7218 →
אָב֖וֹת'a.VotfathersH1 →
לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neiof [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Numbers 27:1Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approachedExodus 18:22Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.Numbers 26:29These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.1 Chronicles 7:14–16The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.Joshua 17:2–3So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.Numbers 26:29–33These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

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