Numbers 26:29

29 The descendants of Manasseh: through Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.

Numbers 26:29 in Other Translations

KJV
29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
ESV
29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
NLT
29 These were the clans descended from Manasseh: The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir. The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir’s son.
MSG
29 Makir and the Makirite clan (now Makir was the father of Gilead), Gilead and the Gileadite clan.
CSB
29 Manasseh's descendants: the Machirite clan from Machir. Machir fathered Gilead; the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

Numbers 26:29 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:29

(See Gill on Numbers 26:28)

Numbers 26:29 In-Context

27 These were the clans of Zebulun; those numbered were 60,500.
28 The descendants of Joseph by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim were:
29 The descendants of Manasseh: through Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.
30 These were the descendants of Gilead: through Iezer, the Iezerite clan; through Helek, the Helekite clan;
31 through Asriel, the Asrielite clan; through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;

Cross References 3

  • 1. Numbers 1:34
  • 2. S Genesis 50:23; Joshua 17:1
  • 3. Judges 11:1
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