民數記 27:1-7 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 27:1-11

Mention is made of the case of these daughters of Zelophehad in the chapter before, Num. 26:33. It should seem, by the particular notice taken of it, that it was a singular case, and that the like did not at this time occur in all Israel, that the head of a family had no sons, but daughters only. Their case is again debated (Num. 36:1-13) upon another article of it; and, according to the judgments given in their case, we find them put in possession, Josh. 17:3; 4. One would suppose that their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:1

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad ,.... Who are mentioned among the families of Manasseh, under that of the Hepherites, Numbers 26:33 , their father being dead, and they having no brethren, when they heard the land was to be divided among those that were numbered, and who were only males of twenty years old and upwards, were concerned, lest they should have no share in the division of the land; and therefore came, according to the Targum of Jonathan, to the house of judgment, or court... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:2

And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the congregation ,.... Who were now sitting in court, to hear and try causes brought before them; here were Moses the chief magistrate, Eleazar the high priest, the princes of the several tribes, and the representatives of the whole congregation, or it may be the seventy elders; a very grand and august assembly, before whom these ladies appeared, and from whom they might expect to have justice done... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:3

Our father died in the wilderness ,.... As all the generation of the children of Israel did, that came out of Egypt, who were twenty years old and upwards, excepting Joshua and Caleb: and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah ; which is observed, not so much to obtain the favour and good will of Moses as to clear the memory of their father from any reproach upon it, he dying in the wilderness; and chiefly to show that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:4

Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son .... Or be withdrawn, and his family lose their part and share on that account; this they thought was unreasonable: according to the Targum of Jonathan, to prevent the name of their father being lost, and his part in the land, their motion was, that their mother might marry their father's brother, according to the law in Deuteronomy 25:5 , with which Jarchi agrees; but it does not appear that that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:5

And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. For it seems it was too difficult for this court to decide; and it devolving upon Moses, as the president of it, and who only could have recourse to God at all times, he carried it to him and consulted with him about it: this, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem say, was one of the four causes that came before Moses the prophet, that he solved according to the mind of the Lord, which he consulted; one was concerning the blasphemer, ... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 27:1

The daughters of Zelophehad - The singular case of these women caused an additional law to be made to the civil code of Israel, which satisfactorily ascertained and amply secured the right of succession in cases of inheritance. The law, which is as reasonable as it is just, stands thus: On the demise of the father the estate goes to the sons; If there be no son, the daughters succeed; 3. If there be no daughter, the brothers of the deceased inherit; If there be no brethren or paternal... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 27:7

Thou shalt surely give them - an inheritance among their father's brethren - There is a curious anomaly here in the Hebrew text which cannot be seen in our translation. In Hebrew they, them, and their, you, ye, and your, are both of the masculine and feminine genders, according as the nouns are to which they are affixed; but these words are of no gender in English. In this verse, speaking of the brethren of the father of those women, the masculine termination הם hem , Their, is used... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Numbers 27:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 27:5

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 27:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 27:7

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