Then she said, ‘Here is my maid Bilhah. Go and sleep with her, and she’ll bear children for me , so that through her I too can build a family.’
Genesis 50:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation; the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were recognised by , Joseph. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation; the children also of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph's knees. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees. Common English Bible and saw Ephraim’s grandchildren. The children of Machir, Manasseh’s son, were also born on Joseph’s knees. Catholic Public Domain Version After these things happened, he said to his brothers: "God will visit you after my death, and he will make you ascend from this land into the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After which he told his brethren: God will visit you after my death, and will make you go up out of this land, to the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. |
Then she said, ‘Here is my maid Bilhah. Go and sleep with her, and she’ll bear children for me , so that through her I too can build a family.’
But his father refused and said, ‘I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.’
Joseph and his father’s family remained in Egypt. Joseph lived for 110 years.
Manasseh’s sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead.
Job lived for 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the pride of children is their fathers.
So Moses gave them #– #the Gadites, Reubenites, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph #– #the kingdom of King Sihon of the Amorites and the kingdom of King Og of Bashan, the land including its cities with the territories surrounding them.
The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
This was the land allotted for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn. Gilead and Bashan were given to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war.