Study it in the app“The heads of the fathers’ houses of the family of the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the chiefs, the heads of the fathers’ houses of the sons of Israel.”
The headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ housesהָאָבוֹתof the familyלְמִשְׁפַּחַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Gileadגִלְעָדsonבֶּןof Machir,מָכִירsonבֶּןof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהof the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Joseph,יוֹסֵףcame nearוַיִּקְרְבוּand spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּbeforeלִפְנֵיMosesמֹשֶׁהand beforeוְלִפְנֵיthe chiefs,הַנְּשִׂאִיםthe headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ housesאָבוֹתof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearshead of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appearsfamily
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpachat” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” 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” 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” appearscome near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrvu” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedabru” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearschief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesiim” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsGilead
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).
1 · This verse (above)
2They said, “YHWH commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the sons of Israel; and my lord was commanded by YHWH to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
