¹⁵ And I gave Gilead to Makir.^(A)

³⁹ The descendants of Makir^(A) son of Manasseh went to Gilead,^(B) captured it and drove out the Amorites^(C) who were there. ⁴⁰ So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites,^(D) the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.

⁷ (To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan,^(A) and to the other half of the tribe Joshua gave land on the west side^(B) of the Jordan along with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home, he blessed them,^(C)

17 This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh^(A) as Joseph’s firstborn,^(B) that is, for Makir,^(C) Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead^(D) and Bashan^(E) because the Makirites were great soldiers. ² So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh^(F)—the clans of Abiezer,^(G) Helek, Asriel,^(H) Shechem, Hepher^(I) and Shemida.^(J) These are the other male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

³ Now Zelophehad son of Hepher,^(K) the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters,^(L) whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.

²⁹ The descendants of Manasseh:^(A)

²³ and saw the third generation^(A) of Ephraim’s^(B) children.^(C) Also the children of Makir^(D) son of Manasseh^(E) were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.^[a](F)