Bible Commentary

And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, [by] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, By the door of the tabernacle of the congregation – The place of solemn assembly of the elders. The daughters of Zelophehad made their suit to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 27:2”

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these [are] the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 1. Since Manasseh is a tribe, and Machir … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 27:1”

For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. There was not left a man of them, to wit, of those who then murmured and rebelled against God, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:65”

But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. It appears from Deu 2:14-15 that the generation numbered at the former census had perished before the host crossed the brook Zered. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:64”

These [are] they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho. 63 65. An editorial conclusion to the census. Not a man was reckoned who had been alive at the first census, with the exception of Caleb and Joshua. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:63”

And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 62. twenty and three thousand ] At the first census the Levites numbered … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:62”

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. 61. See on Num 3:4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges [See comments on Nu 26:57] Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible 61. Strange fire Lev 10:1, note. Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments Num … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:61”

And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. [See comments on Nu 26:57] Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Sons of Aaron: cf. Num 3:2 and Num 3:4; Exo 6:23; Lev 10:1, Lev 10:2. Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament 60. And unto Aaron was born Nadab. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:60”

And the name of Amram’s wife [was] Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bore to Levi in Egypt: and she bore unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 59, 60. The Kohathites receive more detailed treatment; it was the most important of the families, because Moses and Aaron belonged to it. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:59”

These [are] the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begot Amram. 58. It is not here stated to which of the three families of Num 26:57 these five branches of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:58”