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Numbers 32:40

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Moses gave the land of Gilead to Machir, who was the son of Manasseh, and Machir settled there with his people.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Moses distributing the promised land by giving the region of Gilead to one of the tribal families as their inheritance.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred during Israel's conquest of the Promised Land, when Moses was allocating territories east of the Jordan River to certain tribes before the main crossing. Machir was a prominent clan within the tribe of Manasseh, and Gilead was a fertile, mountainous region known for its balm and livestock. This distribution happened near the end of the 40-year wilderness journey, as the Israelites were preparing to enter Canaan proper.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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