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For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
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A Formal Renunciation
Commentators agree that this statement is not defiant but is a formal renunciation. The tribes of Reuben and Gad are willingly giving up their claim to any inheritance west of the Jordan River. This was a solemn and binding part of their proposal, showing they were serious about their request and not trying to claim land on both sides.
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19th Century
Anglican
For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward ... on this side Jordan eastward.— This is one of the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward This they said, n…
Presbyterian
Here is the good effect of plain dealing. Moses, by showing them their sin and its danger, brought them to their duty without murmuring or disputin…
