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40 Therefore Moses gave the land of Gilead to (the sons of) Machir, the son of Manasseh, the which Machir dwelled therein. (And so Moses gave the land of Gilead to the sons of Machir, and that is where the Machirites lived.)

41 Soothly Jair, the son of Manasseh, went, and occupied the towns thereof, which he called Havothjair, that is, the towns of Jair.

42 Also Nobah went, and took Kenath, with his towns, and called it, by his name, Nobah. (And Nobah went forth, and took Kenath and its towns, and called it Nobah, after himself.)

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40 So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites,(A) the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. 41 Jair,(B) a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth Jair.[a](C) 42 And Nobah captured Kenath(D) and its surrounding settlements and called it Nobah(E) after himself.(F)

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  1. Numbers 32:41 Or them the settlements of Jair