Bible Commentary

So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe,…. Which shows that this concerns … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:7”

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. Verse 6. Let them marry to whom they think best] Here was latitude sufficient, and yet a salutary and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:6”

And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. Their plea is just and reasonable. God did not take particular care about every occurrence that happened, or might happen, but left divers things to be found out by human … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:5”

And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. 4. In the year of Jubile, i.e. every fiftieth year, all purchased … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:4”

And if they be married to any of the sons of the [other] tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:3”

And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. Verse 2. To give the inheritance of Zelophehad – unto his daughters.] See this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:2”

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 spoke before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel: P. The chapter lays down a law that heiresses … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 36:1”

Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel. 34. See note on Num 35:1-4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For I the Lord dwell … – An emphatic protest against all enactment or relaxation of laws by men … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:34”

So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. Verse 33. For blood it defileth the land] The very land was considered as guilty till the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:33”

And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. Verse 32. Until the death of the priest.] Probably intended to typify, that no sinner can be delivered from his banishment from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 35:32”