KJV: 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.
YLT: And the lot is for the tribe of Manasseh (for he is first-born of Joseph), for Machir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he hath been a man of war, and his are Gilead and Bashan.
Darby: And the lot came to the tribe of Manasseh (for he was the firstborn of Joseph), to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war, and he had Gilead and Bashan.
ASV: 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.
| וַיְהִ֤י | And there was |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| הַגּוֹרָל֙ | a lot |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גֹּורָל Sense: lot. |
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| לְמַטֵּ֣ה | for the tribe |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַטֶּה Sense: staff, branch, tribe. |
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| מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה | of Manasseh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְנַשֶּׁה Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh. |
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| ה֖וּא | he [was] |
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Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it. |
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| בְּכ֣וֹר | the firstborn |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בְּכֹר Sense: firstborn, firstling. |
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| יוֹסֵ֑ף | of Joseph |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel. |
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| לְמָכִיר֩ | [namely] for Machir |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָכִיר Sense: eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family. |
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| מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה | of Manasseh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְנַשֶּׁה Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh. |
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| אֲבִ֣י | the father |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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| הַגִּלְעָ֗ד | of Gilead |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּלְעָד Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’. |
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| כִּ֣י | because |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| אִ֣ישׁ | a man |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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| מִלְחָמָ֔ה | of war |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war. |
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| וַֽיְהִי־ | therefore he was given |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| הַגִּלְעָ֥ד | Gilead |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּלְעָד Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’. |
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| וְהַבָּשָֽׁן | and Bashan |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּשָׁן Sense: a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
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