Study it in the app“And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, he had Gilead and Bashan.”
And this wasוַיְהִיthe lotהַגּוֹרָלfor the tribeלְמַטֵּהof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהforכִּיheהוּאwasthe firstbornבְּכוֹרof Joseph.יוֹסֵףAs for Machir,לְמָכִירthe firstbornבְּכוֹרof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהthe fatherאֲבִיof Gilead,הַגִּלְעָדbecauseכִּיheהוּאwasהָיָהa manאִישׁof war,מִלְחָמָהhe hadוַיְהִי לוֹGileadהַגִּלְעָדand Bashan.וְהַבָּשָׁן
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appearslot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” 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” appearsfirstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” 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” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsBashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” 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).
1 · This verse (above)
2And the allotment was for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, for the sons of Helek, for the sons of Asriel, for the sons of Shechem, for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida. These are the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, the males, according to their families.
