• Joshua 17:1
    The Bible in Living English

    • 17* And the lot for the tribe of Manasseh was as follows: because he was Joseph’s firstborn, Manasseh’s firstborn Makir the father of Gilead, because they were men of war, had Gilead and the Bashan.

  • Joshua 17:1
    American Standard Version

    • 17 And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

  • Joshua 17:1
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 17 And the lot for the tribe of Manasseh was, for he was the firstborn of Joseph,—as for Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore had he Gilead and Bashan.

  • Joshua 17:1
    King James Version

    • 17 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.