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# 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. Alternate translation: "firstborn; he was also" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rpronouns]])
# Makir
These are men's names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
# Makir's descendants were assigned the land of Gilead and Bashan
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Joshua assigned the land of Gilead and Bashan to Makir's descendants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])