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THE MARRIAGE OF HEIRESSES (Numbers 36:1-13).
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Numbers 36:1-13
The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:1-13
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Matthew Henry on Numbers 36:1-4Numbers 36:1-4 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe heads of the tribe of Manasseh represent the evil which might follow, if the daughters of Zelophehad should marry into any other tribes. They sought to preserve the Divine appointment of inheritances, and that conte…The Law of Inheritance. (b. c. 1452.)Numbers 36:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE LAW OF INHERITANCE. (B. C. 1452.) We have here the humble address which the heads of the tribe of Manasseh made to Moses and the princes, on occasion of the order lately made concerning the daughters of Zelophehad.…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:1Numbers 36:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe chief fathers. The same phrase is more correctly translated in Exodus 6:25 "heads of the fathers." It is, however, probable that הָאָבור (fathers) is a contraction for בֵּית־הַאָבוֹת (fathers' houses). The fathers'…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:1-13Numbers 36:1-13 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE SURE INHERITANCE The decision here recorded, and expanded into a general law, was wholly intended to preserve to each tribe and each family its own inheritance in the land of promise inviolate and undisturbed. Spiri…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 36:1-4The heads of the tribe of Manasseh represent the evil which might follow, if the daughters of Zelophehad should marry into any other tribes. They sought to preserve the Divine appointment of inheritances, and that conte…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Law of Inheritance. (b. c. 1452.)THE LAW OF INHERITANCE. (B. C. 1452.) We have here the humble address which the heads of the tribe of Manasseh made to Moses and the princes, on occasion of the order lately made concerning the daughters of Zelophehad.…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:1-13THE SURE INHERITANCE The decision here recorded, and expanded into a general law, was wholly intended to preserve to each tribe and each family its own inheritance in the land of promise inviolate and undisturbed. Spiri…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:1The chief fathers. The same phrase is more correctly translated in Exodus 6:25 "heads of the fathers." It is, however, probable that הָאָבור (fathers) is a contraction for בֵּית־הַאָבוֹת (fathers' houses). The fathers'…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:2My lord. אֲדֹנִי. The singular form is constantly used in Hebrew, as in other languages, together with the plural personal pronoun (see at Genesis 23:6). The deference now paid to Moses (cf. Numbers 32:25, Numbers 32:27…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:3Whereunto they are received. Literally, as in the margin, "unto whom ( לָהֶם referring to the men of the tribe) they shall be."Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 36:4When the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be. It is remarkable that this is the only reference by name to the Jubilee ( יוֹבֵל, jubeel; not jubilee, which is the vulgar form of the same word derived from the Lati…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 36:5-12Those who consult the oracles of God, concerning the making of their heavenly inheritance sure, shall not only be directed what to do, but their inquiries shall be graciously accepted. God would not have one tribe enric…Matthew Henry