And a son of Machir the son of Mannasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and destroyed the Amorites who dwelt in it.

And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Mannasseh, and he dwelt there.

And the heads of the tribe of the sons of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Mannasseh, of the tribe of the sons of Joseph, drew near, and spoke before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the heads of the houses of the families of the children of Israel.

But Israel, having stretched out his right hand, laid it on the head of Ephraim, and he was the younger; and his left hand on the head of Manasseh [guiding] his hands crosswise.

And to Machir I gave Gilead.

And the borders of the tribe of the children of Manasseh, (for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph,) [assigned] to Machir the firstborn of Manasseh the father of Gilead, for he was a warrior, [were] in the land of Gilead and of Bashan.

Ephraim rooted them out in Amalek, behind you was Benjamin among your people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zebulun came those that draw with the scribe's pen of record.

The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Gilead.

And Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and called his name Peresh; and his brother's name [was] Sheresh; his sons [were] Ulam and Rakem.

And his sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.