King James Version

Numbers 26:29

Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.

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בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […מְנַשֶּׁ֗הmenashehManassehמְנַשֶּׁהnoun, proper name — “Manasseh”H4519Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryManasseh.לְמָכִיר֙lemakhirto Machirמָכִירpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Machir”H4353Makir, an IsraeliteMachir.מִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmishpachatfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).הַמָּכִירִ֔יhamakhirithe of Machirמָכִירִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the of Machir”, the ordinary formH4354a Makirite or descendant of Makirof Machir.וּמָכִ֖ירumakhirand Machirמָכִירconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Machir”H4353Makir, an IsraeliteMachir.הוֹלִ֣ידholidbearיָלַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גִּלְעָ֑דgiladGileadגִּלְעָדnoun, proper name — “Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.לְגִלְעָ֕דlegiladto Gileadגִּלְעָדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.מִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmishpachatfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).הַגִּלְעָדִֽיhagiladithe Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Gileadite”, the ordinary formH1569a Giladite or descendant of GiladGileadite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites — and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir hath begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.

World English Bible

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Darby Translation

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites (and Machir begot Gilead); of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Douay-Rheims

Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir beget Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites — and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῷ Χοβὲρ, δῆμος ὁ Χοβερί· τῷ Μελχιὴλ, δῆμος ὁ Μελχιηλί.