Bible Commentary

After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: 4. Sihon and Og ] See below on Deu 2:26-37, and Deu 3:1 ff. at Edrei ] LXX Syr. and Vulg. have and in Edrei, as if ‘g reigned … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:4”

And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first [day] of the month, [that] Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them; 3. And it came to pass in the fortieth year, etc.] P alone of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:3”

([There are] eleven days [journey] from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.) 2. It is eleven days ’, etc.] The distance from the accepted position of oreb-Sinai to that of adesh, ‘Ain udeis, is ‘10 or 11 days of common camel-riding’ (C. Trumbull K. B. 71, 215): caravans with children and flocks, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:2”

These [be] the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 1. all lsrael ] A designation of the people characteristic of D and deuteronomic writers. See on Deu 4:44. beyond … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 1:1”

These [are] the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho. 13. A subscription appended to the series of priestly laws related to have been given during the time that Israel was in the land of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:13”

[And] they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. Verse 12. And their inheritance remained in – the family] “By this example, and the law of inheritances in the Holy Land, the people of God,” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:12”

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons: 11. In accordance with the law, the five women were married to the sons of their paternal uncles. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 11. Mahlah, Tirza, &c.] For a curious account … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:11”

Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad: Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad. They married into, the family of their father’s tribe, according to the following account. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible In Num 36:10-12 it is related that, in accordance … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:10”

Neither shall the inheritance remove from [one] tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance. Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another,…. Which was one end of the year of jubilee, but that did not sufficiently secure it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:9”

And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. Verse 8. Every daughter that possesseth an inheritance] This law affected none … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:8”