Numbers 32:40
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
Numbers 32:40 in other translations
| BSB | So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there. |
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| WEB | Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein. |
| ASV | And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. |
| YLT | and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it. |
| DARBY | And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. |
| BBE | And Moses gave Gilead to Machir, the son of Manasseh; and he made it his living-place. |
| Webster | And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt in it. |
What does Numbers 32:40 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 32:28-42
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…
Numbers 32:40 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 32:40
- Joshua 17:1
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.
- Deuteronomy 3:13-15
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day. And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
- Joshua 13:29-31
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families. And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
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Context
- Numbers 32:39
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
- Numbers 32:40
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
- Numbers 32:41
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth–jair.
Numbers 32:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Moisés dió Galaad á Machîr hijo de Manasés, el cual habitó en ella. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Moïse donna Galaad à Makir, fils de Manassé, et il y habita. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Mose gab Gilead dem Makir, dem Sohne Manasses; und er wohnte darin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dedit ergo Moyses terram Galaad Machir filio Manasse, qui habitavit in ea. |