~ because he was a ~ 06_JOS_17_01  There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. #, 43_JOH_12_06  This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. #,