Numbers 36 - Introduction - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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CHAP. XXXVI.

      We have in this chapter the determination of another question that arose upon the case of the daughters of Zelophehad. God had appointed that they should inherit, Numbers 27:7 Numbers 27:7. Now here, I. An inconvenience is suggested, in case they should marry into any other tribe, Numbers 36:1-4. II. It is prevented by a divine appointment that they should marry in their own tribe and family (Numbers 36:5-7), and this is settled for a rule in like cases (Numbers 36:8; Numbers 36:9); and they did marry accordingly to some of their own relations (Numbers 36:10-12), and with this the book concludes, Numbers 36:13.