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.
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Gill's Exposition
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh,.... As well as for the tribe of Ephraim:
for he was the firstborn of Joseph; and therefore ought to have his part and share in the lot of the children…
Barnes' Notes
Manasseh, as the “first-born,” was to receive not only the territory on the east of Jordan won by the valor of the Machirites, but also a portion with the other tribes on the west of Jordan, the holy…
Adam Clarke
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh - It was necessary to mark this because Jacob, in his blessing, (Gen 48:19, Gen 48:20), did in a certain sense set Ephraim before Manasseh, though the…
Manasseh was itself but one half of the tribe of Joseph, and yet was divided and subdivided. 1. It was divided into two parts, one already settled on the other side Jordan, consisting of those who…
Cambridge Bible
Jos 17:1-6. The Inheritance of Western Manasseh
1. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh Although the tribe of Manasseh had already, as we have seen, obtained an extensive inheritance east of…
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