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 spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel: Ver. 1. _And spake before Moses._] Who was their co... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 6. _To whom they think best._] See Genesis 24:57,58, _See Trapp on "_ Gen 24:57 _"_ _See Tra... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 7. _Shall keep himself to the inheritance._] This was an excellent law to cut off quarrels, strifes, and... [ Continue Reading ]
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons: Ver. 11. _For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, &c._] The name of these virgins, as one interpreter _a_ elsewhere observeth, seem to be not without mystery. For Zelophehad,... [ Continue Reading ]