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But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that you have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you,
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A Reminder of an Agreement
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse is not a new command, but a reminder of a prior agreement. Moses is repeating the conditions that the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh accepted to receive their land east of the Jordan, as originally detailed in Numbers 32.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
This is a summary of the agreement made and described in Numbers 32:20–32. (See also Note on Joshua 1:12.)
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle These were to be left behind: for
I know th…
Presbyterian
This country was given to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh (see Numbers 32). Moses repeats the condition of the grant to whi…
