Machir* — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Joseph’s grandson and the firstborn son of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine (Gn 50:23; 1 Chr 7:14). Machir was the father of Gilead and the founder of the Machirite family (Nm 26:29). His descendants dispossessed the Amorites living in the land of Gilead east of the Jordan during the days of Moses (Nm 32:39); later, they were assigned this land along with Bashan for an inheritance (Dt 3:15; Jos 17:1-3). In Judges 5:14, the whole tribe of Manasseh is called by this name.

Show passage in OET: GEN 50:23

OET-RV GEN 50:23

23 He lived long enough to see his son Efrayim’s (Ephraim’s) children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The children of his grandson Makir, who was Menasheh’s (Manasseh’s) son, also grew up around him.

OET-LV GEN 50:23

23 And_ Yōşēf _he/it _saw of_ʼEfrayim sons _of a _third _generation also the _sons _of Mākīr the _son _of Mənashsheh they _were _born on the _knees _of Yōşēf.

Show passage in OET: CH1 7:14

OET-RV CH1 7:14

14 Menasheh (Manasseh) had sons by his Arami (Syrian) (Heb. Aramean) slave-wife. She gave birth to Asriel and Makir (who fathered Gilead).

OET-LV CH1 7:14

14 The _sons _of Mənashsheh were_ʼAsrī^ʼēl whom concubine _of_his (the)_ʼArammiy she _bore she _bore DOM Mākīr the _father _of Gilˊād.

Show passage in OET: NUM 26:29

OET-RV NUM 26:29

29 Menasheh’s descendants came from his son Makir and then his son Gilead.

OET-LV NUM 26:29

29 The _descendants _of Mənashsheh of_Mākīr the _clan _of the _Mākīrite[s] and_Mākīr he _fathered DOM Gilˊād of_Gilˊād the _clan _of the _Gilˊādite[s].

Show passage in OET: NUM 32:39

OET-RV NUM 32:39

39 The descendants of Menasheh’s son Makir went to Gilead and captured it—driving out the Amorim who lived there.

OET-LV NUM 32:39

39 And_ the _descendants _of Mākīr the _son _of Mənashsheh _they _went to_Gilˊād and_they_captured _it and_he _dispossessed DOM the_ʼAmorī who was_in_it.

Show passage in OET: DEU 3:15

OET-RV DEU 3:15

15 “Then I allocated Gilead to Makir (a clan descended from Menasheh),

OET-LV DEU 3:15

15 And_to_Mākīr I _gave DOM (the)_Gilˊād.

Show passage in OET: JOS 17:1–3

OET-RV JOS 17:1

17 The allotment for Menasheh’s (Manasseh’s) descendants (Yosef’s (Joseph’s) eldest son) included a special allotment for (Gilead’s father) Makir—he was given Gilead and Bashan because he was a powerful warrior.

OET-RV JOS 17:2

2 The other Menasheh clans that were allocated land were the Aviezer, Helek, Asriel, Shekem, Hefer, and Shemida clans. (They were the sons of Yosef’s son Menasheh who led their own clans.)

OET-RV JOS 17:3

3 But Tselofehad (son of Hefer, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Menasheh) had no sons—only daughters who were named Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirtsah.

OET-LV JOS 17:1

17 And_he/it _was the_lot to_the _tribe _of Mənashsheh if/because he was_the _firstborn _of Yōşēf/(Joseph) to_Mākīr the _firstborn _of Mənashsheh the _father _of (the)_Gilˊād if/because he he _was a _man _of war and_he/it _was to_him/it (the)_Gilˊād and_(the)_Bāshān.

OET-LV JOS 17:2

2 And_he/it _was to_the _descendants _of Mənashsheh who_remained to_their_clans to_the _descendants _of ʼAⱱīˊezer and_to_the _descendants _of Ḩēleq and_to_the _descendants _of ʼAsrī^ʼēl and_to_the _descendants _of Shəkem and_to_the _descendants _of Ḩēfer and_to_the _descendants _of Shəmīdāˊ these were_the _descendants _of Mənashsheh the _son _of Yōşēf the_males to_their_clans.

OET-LV JOS 17:3

3 And_to_Tsəlofḩād/(Zelophehad) the _son _of Ḩēfer the _son _of Gilˊād the _son _of Mākīr the _son _of Mənashsheh not they _belonged to_him/it sons if/because (if) daughters and_these are_the _names _of his _daughters _of_his Maḩlāh and_Noˊāh Ḩoglāh Milkāh and_Tirʦāh.

Show passage in OET: JDG 5:14

OET-RV JDG 5:14

14 From Efrayim (Ephraim) their root was with Amalek.
⇔ After you, Benyamin, among your people.
⇔ From Makir (in Menasheh’s (Manasseh’s) tribe), the commanders came down.
⇔ And from Zevulun, those who march carrying an officer’s staff.

OET-LV JDG 5:14

14 From ʼEfrayim who_their _root _of_those was_in_ˊAmālēq after_you Binyāmīn among_people(s)_of_your from Mākīr commanders they _came _down and_from_Zəⱱulun those _who_march with_the_rod _of a _muster-officer.

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2. Ammiel’s son living at Lo-debar, a town east of the Jordan. Machir provided shelter for Mephibosheth (2 Sm 9:4-5) and later, with Shobi and Barzillai, took care of David’s domestic needs during his flight from Absalom (2 Sm 17:27).