Half the tribe of Manasseh - That is (Joshua 17:1), the families of Machir. Moses, when assigning to the pastoral tribes the inh…

And to half the tribe of Manasseh ... — This is the first mention of the tribe of Manasseh. The application for a grant o…

And Moses gave to them. We must understand that Moses gave it in such a way that, relying on God’s command, he laid down an invio…

And Moses gave unto them
By word of mouth, in the presence of the court, or rather by some instrument drawn up and s…

Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed their names; probably these nam…