Numbers 32:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:40 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:40 — KJV
“And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.”
— Numbers 32:40 (KJV)
Numbers 32:40 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 32:40
“And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:40: moses, gilead, machir
“And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:40: gilead, machir, son
“But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.”
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“The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:”
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“And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.”
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