Then when the Year of Jubilee comes, their portion of land will be added to that of the new tribe, causing it to be lost forever to our ancestral tribe.”

Commentaries

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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…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be. —Up to the year of jubile it was possible that the inheritance mi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be
At which time inheritances were to be restored to the origin…

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…