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They said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don`t bring us over the Jordan.
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A Selfish Request
Commentators agree that this request, while politely phrased, was rooted in self-interest. Matthew Henry states the tribes consulted their own private convenience over the public good, led by 'the lust of the eye.' Charles Ellicott adds that their language indicated a selfish consideration of their own interests, which was calculated to discourage their brothers.
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19th Century
Anglican
Bring us not over Jordan— These words may be understood either simply as a request that the inheritance of the speakers m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in your sight Directing their speech to Moses, the ruler of the congreg…
Presbyterian
Here is a proposal made by the Reubenites and Gadites, that the land recently conquered might be allotted to them. Two things common in the world m…
