Numbers 36:6
“This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad,.... Concerning this affair…
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…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let them marry to whom they think best - Here was latitude sufficient, and yet a salutary and reasonable restraint,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 36:5-13
Here is, I. The matter settled by express order from God between the daughters of Zelophehad and the rest of the tribe…
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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