John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:20
Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you ,.... Rest from their enemies, and habitations to dwell quietly in; so the land of Canaan is called a rest, Deuteronomy 12:9 typical of the rest which remains for the people of God: and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan ; for so Canaan was with respect to Moses and the people with him, who were then in the plains of Moab; otherwise the country in which he was with... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20
Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of before, Num. 32:1-42 Here is the rehearsal. 1. Moses specifies the particular parts of the country that were allotted to each tribe, especially the distribution of the lot to the half tribe of Manasseh, the subdividing of which tribe is observable. Joseph was divided into Ephraim and Manasseh;... read more