King James Version
What Does Numbers 32:39 Mean?
“And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.”
Context
37
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
38
And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. gave: Heb. they called by names the names of the cities
39
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
40
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
41
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(39) **And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went . . . —**Better, *Now the children of Machir the son of Manasseh had gone to Gilead, and taken it, *&c. (See Note on Numbers 32:33.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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