τις ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου : the crowd now comes to the front, and becomes the audience for at least a few moments. εἰπὲ here takes after it the infinitive, instead of ἵνα with subjunctive. μερίσασθαι, to divide, presumably according to law, one-third to the younger, two-thirds to the elder (Deuteronomy 21:17). The references to tribunals in Luke 12:11 may have suggested this application to Jesus.

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Old Testament