To the wilderness - Strike out “to,” for the word is in apposition to “lot.” The wilderness is (Joshua 18:12) the wilderness…

The lot of the children of Joseph. —The order of precedence among the tribes of Israel was always Judah first and the sons of Jose…

And the lot of the children of Joseph fell, etc. The sacred writer first states what the lot was that fell to the two children of Joseph, …

And the lot of the children of Joseph fell
Or, "went out" {a}; of the pot or urn, this being the next lot that was d…

This and the following chapter should not be separated. They detail the allotments for Ephraim and Manasseh, the children of Joseph. Next to Judah,…