Study it in the app“and half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the sons of Machir son of Manasseh, for half of the sons of Machir, according to their families.”
and halfוַחֲצִיof Gilead,הַגִּלְעָדand Ashtarothוְעַשְׁתָּרוֹתand Edrei,וְאֶדְרֶעִיthe citiesעָרֵיof the kingdomמַמְלְכוּתof Ogעוֹגin Bashan,בַּבָּשָׁןwerefor the sonsלִבְנֵיof Machirמָכִירsonבֶּןof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהfor halfלַחֲצִיof the sonsבְנֵיof Machir,מָכִירaccording to their families.לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsAshtaroth
Ashtaroth, a city of Bashan, east of the Jordan, where Og reigned. It bears the name of a Canaanite goddess.
Where else “ashtarot” appearsEdrei
Edrei, a city of Bashan where Israel defeated King Og; another place bears the name. The name means "mighty."
Where else “edrei” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearskingdom
Kingdom: the territory and the rule of a king.
Where else “mamlchut” appearsOg
Og, king of Bashan. The name perhaps means "round."
Where else “og” appearsBashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsMachir
Machir, the name of two men: the son of Manasseh, father of Gilead, and the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, who took in Mephibosheth and later helped David.
Where else “machir” appearsManasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appearsfamily
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears1Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
2Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
30And their territory was from Mahanaim: all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all Havvoth-jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities;
31 · This verse (above)
32These are what Moses gave as an inheritance in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, to the east.
