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Numbers 32:33

Numbers 32:33
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Moses gave unto them,.... By word of mouth, in the presence of the court, or rather by some instrument drawn up and signed by him and the sanhedrim, or witnessed by them:

even to the children of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Half the tribe of Manasseh - That is, (compare Num 32:39; Jos 17:1) the families of Machir. Moses, when assigning to the pastoral tribes the inheritance which they desired, appropriated to these…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and unto the half tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph) This clause, or perhaps the whole verse, is a later addition to P. See prelim. note above.