Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 27:11
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
11. a statute of judgement ] The expression recurs in Num 35:29 only. It means ‘a statute which embodies a fixed and authoritative custom.’
12 23 (P ). Moses views the land of Canaan, and Joshua is appointed to succeed him.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
A statute of judgment; a statute or rule by which the magistrate shall give judgment in such cases.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And if his father have no brethren,…. Nor any descending from them:
then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family: that is nearest of kin to him, though ever so remote; that is, of his father’s family, not his mother’s, which was no family:
and he shall possess it: here the Jews have a saying, that an Israelite is never without heirs y:
and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment; a judicial law, that should ever remain firm, and sure, and unalterable:
as the Lord commanded Moses; and therefore no man could dispose of his estate or inheritance by will, otherwise than is set forth by this command.
y Maimon. Hilchot Nechalot, c. 1. sect. 3.
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Num 27:11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Ver. 11. A statute of judgment. ] A standing law; a standard for all cases of like kind in that policy at least. For we cannot consent to Carolostadius, who contended, in foro ius ex Mose discendum esse, that all other national and municipal laws were to be abolished; and that all courts were now to pass sentence according to Moses’ laws. Hic non intellexit vim et naturam Christianae libertatis, This man knew not the extent of Christian liberty, saith Melancthon.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
unto his kinsman. Compare note on Lev 18:6.
a statute of judgment: or, regulative statute. Compare Num 35:29.
as = according to what.
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kinsman: Lev 25:25, Lev 25:49, Rth 4:3-6, Jer 32:8
a statute: Num 35:29, 1Sa 30:25
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27:11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of {c} judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
(c) Meaning, an ordinance to judge by.