Ir] compare verse 7, Iri. But see following note.
Hushim, the sons of Aher] In Aher (literally “another”) some commentators find the word Dan. More probably Ir is a corruption for Dan, and the word Aher an error for “one” (the differences are small in Hebrew). Following the indication of Genesis xlvi. 23 and the LXX., read therefore the sons of Dan, Hushim his son, one.
13. (= Genesis xlvi. 24).
The Genealogy of Naphtali.
¹³The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel[¹], and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum[²], the sons of Bilhah.
[¹] In Genesis xlvi. 24, Jahzeel.
[²] In Genesis xlvi. 24, Shillem.
13. Jahziel ... Shallum] In Genesis Jahzeel ... Shillem.
14–19.
The Genealogy of Manasseh.
A difficult section. The text is much disturbed in verses 14, 15; and there is hardly any material available for the illustration of verses 16, 17.
¹⁴The sons of Manasseh; Asriel, whom[¹] his wife bare: (his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: