Numbers 32:39
And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
In context
36 Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep. 37 And the people of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 38 Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built. 39 And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. 40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it. 41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, and called them Havvoth-jair. 42 And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Numbers 32:39 in the KJV
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
- NIV New International Version
— Numbers 32:39 in the NIV
The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there.