Numbers 36:1
“And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead,.... The princes, as Aben Ezra; so the Septuagint…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 36:1-13
The daughters of Zelophehad had obtained an ordinance Num 28:6-11 which permitted the daughters of an Israelite dying…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 36:1-4
We have here the humble address which the heads of the tribe of Manasseh made to Moses and the princes, on occasion of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Numbers 36:1-13
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The chapter lays down a law that heiresses may not be married to anyone outside their own tribe. As in ch. 27, the…
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