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And the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the family 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 heads of the fathers` [houses] of the children of Israel:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The daughters of Zelophehad had obtained an ordinance (Numbers 28:6–11) which permitted the daughters of an Israelite dying without mal…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And the chief fathers of the families. It might appear strange that God had given an imperfect law regarding succession. It could seem as …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the chief fathers of the families of the children of
Gilead
The princes, as Aben …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The leaders of the tribe of Manasseh pointed out the evil that might follow if the daughters of Zelophehad were to marry into any other tribes. The…

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