Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 32:39
Gilead--now Jelud.
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| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses | מֹשֶׁה֙ mo.Sheh | H4872 | Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name |
| gave | וַיִּתֵּ֤ן vai.yi.Ten | H5414 | to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| Gilead | הַגִּלְעָ֔ד ha.gil.'Ad | H1568 | Gilad · definite article + proper noun, a place name |
| Machir | לְמָכִ֖יר le.ma.Khir | H4353 | Makir · preposition + proper noun, a man's name |
| son | בֶּן ben- | H1121 | a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה me.na.Sheh | H4519 | Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name |
| dwelt | וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev | H3427 | properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
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Gilead--now Jelud.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh,.... That is, to the children of Machir, who went and took it; though some say, as Aben Ezra observes, that Machir himself was now alive, and that it was given to him, but that is not probable; for, supposing him to be living when the children of Israel came out of Egypt, all that came from thence, who were twenty years old and upwards, died in the wilderness, excepting two, see Numbers 32:11, and he dwelt therein; that is, the family of the Macharite; see Numbers 26:29.
And Moses gave unto them. We must understand that Moses gave it in such sort, as that, relying on God's command, he laid down an inviolable law. For, although it is not expressly stated that God interposed His authority, still His subsequent approbation fully assures us of it. So also, although no mention is made of Eleazar and the elders, still it is certain that they were not passed over, but that they were united with him in the decision; especially since the case had been brought before them by the sons of Gad and Reuben, (ver. 2.) There is only an implied contrast between the old covenant which God had made with Abraham, and this new and special privilege, wherewith He condescended to e…
Read the whole note in the consoleMoses gave the Manassites the land which was conquered by them; in fact, the whole of the kingdom of Bashan, including not only the province of Bashan, but the northern half of Gilead (see at Num 21:33-34). Of this the sons of Machir received Gilead, the modern Jebel Ajlun, between the Jabbok (Zerka) and the Mandhur (Hieromax, Jarmuk), because they had taken it and driven out the Amorites and destroyed them (see Deu 3:13). The imperfects in Num 32:39 are to be understood in the sense of pluperfects, the different parts being linked together by w consec. according to the simple style of the Semitic historical writings explained in the note on Gen 2:19, and the leading thought being preceded b…
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Three clans of Manasseh conquered part of Gilead and Bashan (cp. Deut 3:13-15; Josh 13:29-31). The location of Nobah remains uncertain (cp. Judg 8:11). • Towns of Jair: Hebrew Havvoth-jair (cp. Deut 3:14; Josh 13:30; Judg 10:4; 1 Kgs 4:13; 1 Chr 2:21-23).
ויורש — Understand this as the Targum does “AND HE DROVE OUT”, for the expression ריש is used in two different meanings, in the sense of ירושה (the Kal), “inheriting”, and in the sense of הורשה (the Hiphil) which denotes driving away and expelling (see Rashi on Numbers 14:24).
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