John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:16
And unto the Reubenites, and unto the Gadites ,.... The tribes of Reuben and Gad: I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon : see Deuteronomy 3:12 . half the valley and the border ; or rather half the river, the river Arnon; and so it is rendered "the middle of the river", in Joshua 12:2 and so here the middle of the torrent by the Vulgate Latin and Septuagint versions, and by Onkelos: even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon ; beyond which... 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