Then allotment was made to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior.
They brutally oppressed the Israelites that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites in Gilead.
Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek, following you, Benjamin, with your people. From Machir rulers came down, and from Zebulun those who carry the staff of a scribe.