Numbers 27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:6

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... From off the mercy seat, where he consulted him, and from whence he promised to commune with him about any difficult matter that came before him, Exodus 25:22 , saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:7

The daughters of Zelophehad speak right ,.... What is just and reasonable: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren ; their uncles, or rather the children of them; for it is reasonable to suppose their father's brethren, or their uncles, were dead also: or "in giving thou shall give" F21 נתן תתן "dando dabis", Pagninus, Montanus. ; which, according to Jarchi, denotes two parts or portions they should receive; the part of their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:8

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel ,.... The above affair occasioned a law to be made, in which all the people would have a concern, among whom such cases should happen, as after related: saying, if a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter ; as in the above case of the daughters of Zelophehad; what was determined as to their particular case was made into a general law. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:9

And if he have no daughter ,.... Dies without any issue: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren ; and the children descending from them; that is, if his father was dead; otherwise, if he was living, he was to be preferred to them, according to the Jewish writers; though, according to our law, no estate in fee simple ascends lineally, or goes from a son, who has made a purchase of it, to a father: in the Misnah it is said F24 Ut supra, (Bava Bathra, c. 8.) sect. 2. ,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:10

And if he have no brethren ,.... Nor any descendants from them: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren ; that is, to his uncles, and to their children. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:11

And if his father have no brethren ,.... Nor any descending from them: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family : that is nearest of kin to him, though ever so remote; that is, of his father's family, not his mother's, which was no family: and he shall possess it : here the Jews have a saying, that an Israelite is never without heirs F25 Maimon. Hilchot Nechalot, c. 1. sect. 3. : and it shall be unto the children of Israel a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:12

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... After the covenant made with Israel in the plains of Moab, and the song delivered to them, Deuteronomy 29:1 . get thee up to this Mount Abarim ; which was a range of mountains, so called from the passages by them over Jordan into the land of Canaan; one part of which was Nebo, and the top of that Pisgah, from whence Moses had the view of the good land here directed to; see Numbers 33:47 . and see the land which I have given unto the children of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:13

And when thou hast seen it ,.... Which was all he was admitted to; for to go into it and see it was not allowed him, though he importuned it, Deuteronomy 3:25 , thou shalt be gathered unto thy people , as Aaron thy brother was gathered; die as he did, in the same sudden, easy, quiet, and cheerful manner; see Numbers 20:26 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:14

For ye rebelled against my commandment the desert of Zin ,.... Both Moses and Aaron, which was the reason why they were not suffered to go into the land of Canaan, but died a little before the children of Israel came into it: what their sin was, called here a rebelling against the commandment of the Lord; See Gill on Numbers 20:12 , and is next suggested: in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me before their eyes ; when the congregation of Israel strove against the Lord for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:15

And Moses spake unto the Lord ,.... Having requested to go into the land and see it, which was denied him; and perceiving he must quickly die, and being a man of a public spirit, and concerned for the welfare of the people of Israel, prays that a successor might be nominated and appointed: saying ; as follows. read more

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