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Numbers 32:40

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 32:40 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
Numbers 32:40 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
38and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
39And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.
40And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and called them Havvoth-jair.
42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh, etc.] That is, to the children of Machir, who went and took it; though some say, as Aben Ezra observes, that Machir himself was now alive, and that it was given to him, but that is not probable; for, supposing him to be living when the children of Israel came out of Egypt, all that came from thence, who were twenty years old and upwards, died in the wilderness, excepting two, (see <043211>Numbers 32:11,12), and he dwelt therein; that is, the family of the Macharite; (see <042629>Numbers 26:29).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Machir - Not to Machir himself, who doubtless was long since dead, but the family or posterity of Machir. Numbers 32:42”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 3:13-15; Jos 13:29-31, Jos 17:1 Numbers 32:41”
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