1 On jeta aussi le sort pour la tribu de Manassé, car il était le premier-né de Joseph. Quant à Makir, premier-né de Manassé et père de Galaad, comme c'était un homme de guerre, il avait eu Galaad et Bassan.
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This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers.
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