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611 B
611 B
firstborn and who himself was
Here "himself" emphasizes that the same person—Makir—was the firstborn of Manasseh and was also the father of Gilead. AT: "firstborn; he was also" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns)
Makir ... Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida
These are men's names. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Makir's descendants were assigned the land of Gilead and Bashan
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Joshua assigned the land of Gilead and Bashan to Makir's descendants" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)