PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Numbers
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 203,866 words · 574 reading sections
Numbers 27:7
Numbers 27:7 Ver. 7. The daughters of Zelophehad speak right,.... What is just and reasonable: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; their uncles, or rather the children of them; for it is reasonable to suppose their father's brethren, or their uncles, were dead als…
293 wordsSECTION 422Numbers 27:8
Numbers 27:8 Ver. 8. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel,.... The above affair occasioned a law to be made, in which all the people would have a concern, among whom such cases should happen, as after related: saying, if a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daug…
85 wordsSECTION 423Numbers 27:9
Numbers 27:9 Ver. 9. And if he have no daughter,.... Dies without any issue: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren; and the children descending from them; that is, if his father was dead; otherwise, if he was living, he was to be preferred to them, according to the Jewish writers; though, according to …
213 wordsSECTION 424Numbers 27:10
Numbers 27:10 Ver. 10. And if he have no brethren,.... Nor any descendants from them: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren; that is, to his uncles, and to their children.…
35 wordsSECTION 425Numbers 27:11
Numbers 27:11 Ver. 11. And if his father have no brethren,.... Nor any descending from them: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family: that is nearest of kin to him, though ever so remote; that is, of his father's family, not his mother's, which was no family: and he shal…
136 wordsSECTION 426Numbers 27:12
Numbers 27:12 Ver. 12. And the Lord said unto Moses,.... After the covenant made with Israel in the plains of Moab, and the song delivered to them,…
28 wordsSECTION 427De 29:1
De 29:1 get thee up to this Mount Abarim; which was a range of mountains, so called from the passages by them over Jordan into the land of Canaan; one part of which was Nebo, and the top of that Pisgah, from whence Moses had the view of the good land here directed to; see Nu 33:47. and see the land which I have given…
169 wordsSECTION 428Numbers 27:13
Numbers 27:13 Ver. 13. And when thou hast seen it,.... Which was all he was admitted to; for to go into it and see it was not allowed him, though he importuned it, De 3:25, thou shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered; die as he did, in the same sudden, easy, quiet, and cheerful manner; s…
67 wordsSECTION 429Numbers 27:14
Numbers 27:14 Ver. 14. For ye rebelled against my commandment the desert of Zin,.... Both Moses and Aaron, which was the reason why they were not suffered to go into the land of Canaan, but died a little before the children of Israel came into it: what their sin was, called here a rebelling against the commandment of …
172 wordsSECTION 430Numbers 27:15
Numbers 27:15 Ver. 15. And Moses spake unto the Lord,.... Having requested to go into the land and see it, which was denied him; and perceiving he must quickly die, and being a man of a public spirit, and concerned for the welfare of the people of Israel, prays that a successor might be nominated and appointed: sayin…
61 wordsSECTION 431Numbers 27:16
Numbers 27:16 Ver. 16. Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh,.... The Maker of the souls of men, called the spirits of all flesh, or of corporeal beings, to distinguish them from the angels, who, though spirits, are incorporeal; and who knows the different qualities of the souls of men, their powers, and c…
96 wordsSECTION 432Numbers 27:17
Numbers 27:17 Ver. 17. Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in,.... Which may lead them out, and go before them in war, and command them in battle and bring them in peace, having conquered their enemies; or these phrases only mean the admi…
1,293 wordsSECTION 433Numbers 28:1
Numbers 28:1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 28 In this chapter is a repetition of several laws concerning sacrifices, as the law of the daily sacrifice morning and evening, Nu 28:1 of those that were offered every week on the sabbath day, Nu 28:9 and every month on the first day of the month, Nu 28:11 and on the seven days …
266 wordsSECTION 434Numbers 28:2
Numbers 28:2 Ver. 2. Command the children of Israel, and say unto them,.... For what follows concerned them all; namely, the offering of their daily, weekly, monthly, and anniversary sacrifices, which were not for private persons, but for the whole congregation; and these might be considered by them not merely as comm…
597 wordsSECTION 435Numbers 28:3
Numbers 28:3 Ver. 3. And thou shalt say unto them,.... Having directed Moses to command the people of Israel to observe to offer all the sacrifices of God in general, the Lord proceeds to order him to speak of them to them particularly and distinctly; this, according to Jarchi, is an admonition to the sanhedrim: this…
262 wordsSECTION 436Numbers 28:4
Numbers 28:4 Ver. 4. The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning,.... Every morning, to make atonement for the sins of the night, as the Targum of Jonathan: and the other lamb shall thou offer at even; or "between the two evenings", to make atonement for the sins of the day, as the same Targum; in which they prefigu…
100 wordsSECTION 437Numbers 28:5
Numbers 28:5 Ver. 5. And the tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering,.... Which always went along with the burnt offering: mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil: which in those times and countries was used instead of butter; and fine flour and this mingled together made a "minchah", or brea…
77 wordsSECTION 438Numbers 28:6
Numbers 28:6 Ver. 6. It is a continual burnt offering,.... For the meat offering was burnt as well as the lambs, at least part of it: which was ordained in Mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord; that is, this law concerning the daily burnt offering was made on Mount Sinai, so long ago…
225 wordsSECTION 439Numbers 28:7
Numbers 28:7 Ver. 7. And the drink offering thereof [shall be] the fourth [part] of an hin for the one lamb,.... For the lamb offered in the morning, along with the meat offering of which went a drink offering, which was of wine, and strong wine too, as the next clause expresses it; the quantity of which was the fourt…
229 wordsSECTION 440Numbers 28:8
Numbers 28:8 Ver. 8. And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even,.... As before directed, Nu 28:4: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, shalt thou offer it; some think that "caph", "as", is put for "beth", "with", the letters being similar, and so render the words, "with the meat of…
159 wordsSECTION 441Numbers 28:9
Numbers 28:9 Ver. 9. And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot,.... Just such as were appointed for the daily sacrifice: and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil; that is, two tenth parts of an ephah of flour mixed with two fourth parts of an hin of oil; of oil olive, a…
172 wordsSECTION 442Numbers 28:10
Numbers 28:10 Ver. 10. This is the burnt offering of every sabbath,.... Or, "of the sabbath in its sabbath" {f}, that is, as Jarchi observes, the burnt offering of one sabbath was not to be offered on another, but only on its own; so that if the sabbath was past, and the offering not offered, it ceased; it was not to …
225 wordsSECTION 443Numbers 28:11
Numbers 28:11 Ver. 11. And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord,.... On the first day of every month, when the new moon appeared; that this was religiously observed appears from the blowing of the trumpets over the sacrifices on this day, from attendance on the word of the Lor…
148 wordsSECTION 444Numbers 28:12
Numbers 28:12 Ver. 12-14. And three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock,.... The quantities of flour in the meat offering, for each bullock, and for the ram, and for each lamb, are the same as in Nu 15:4 only the quantity of oil for each is not here expressed, which for a b…
187 wordsSECTION 445Numbers 28:15
Numbers 28:15 Ver. 15. And one kid of the goats, for a sin offering unto the Lord, shall be offered,.... This was an offering of a different sort, not a burnt offering, but a sin offering, typical of Christ, who was made an offering for sin; and it was of that sort of sin offerings which were to be eaten, as the Jews …
189 wordsSECTION 446Numbers 28:16
Numbers 28:16 Ver. 16. And in the fourteenth day of the first month,.... The month Nisan, as the Targum of Jonathan or Abib, which, upon the Israelites coming out of Egypt, and on that account, was made the first month; otherwise Tisri or September was the first month, see Ex 12:2, [is] the passover of the Lord; a fe…
92 wordsSECTION 447Numbers 28:17
Numbers 28:17 Ver. 17. And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast,.... Not of the passover, that was the day before, but of unleavened bread, which began on this day, and lasted seven days, Le 23:6 which is what the Jews call the Chagigah: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten; see Ex 12:15.…
60 wordsSECTION 448Numbers 28:18
Numbers 28:18 Ver. 18. In the first day shall be an holy convocation,.... The first of the seven days, which was kept in a very religious manner: ye shall do no manner of servile work therein; except by preparing food to eat; see Ex 12:16.…
47 wordsSECTION 449Numbers 28:19
Numbers 28:19 Ver. 19. But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord,.... Which was to be of the creatures next mentioned: two young bullocks, &c. the same with the burnt offering on the first day of the month, Nu 28:11.…
50 wordsSECTION 450Numbers 28:20
Numbers 28:20 Ver. 20,21. And their meat offering,.... The quantity of flour for which is the same for a bullock, a ram, and a lamb, as in Nu 28:12. Numbers 28:21Ver. 21. See Gill on "Nu 28:20". Numbers 28:22Ver. 22. And one goat [for] a sin offering, to make atonement for you. For notwithstanding all their services a…
868 wordsSECTION 451Numbers 29:1
Numbers 29:1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 29 In this chapter an account is given of the various offerings on the several remarkable days in the seventh month of the year; at the feast of blowing the trumpets on the first day of the month, Nu 29:1, at the great fast or day of atonement, which was the tenth of the month, Nu…
276 wordsSECTION 452Numbers 29:2
Numbers 29:2 Ver. 2. And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord,.... Which was as follows: one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish, which was the same, only one bullock less, with the offerings on the first day of the month, the seven days of unleavened …
72 wordsSECTION 453Numbers 29:3
Numbers 29:3 Ver. 3-5. And their meat offering,.... Which went along with the creatures offered for a burnt offering; the quantity of flour and oil used in it was the same, for a bullock, a ram, and each lamb, as in the offerings at the new moons, feast of unleavened bread and the day of firstfruits, Nu 28:10 and a ki…
96 wordsSECTION 454Numbers 29:6
Numbers 29:6 Ver. 6. Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering,.... The bullock, ram, and seven lambs, were offered on this day, besides the two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs, which were offered on it, on account of its being the first day of the month and besides the meat offering that went a…
193 wordsSECTION 455Numbers 29:7
Numbers 29:7 Ver. 7. And ye shall have on the tenth day of the seventh month an holy convocation,.... The month Tisri, as before; so the Targum of Jonathan: and ye shall afflict your souls; or persons; their bodies by fasting, and their souls by repentance and humiliation; for this was a grand fast, as it is called A…
73 wordsSECTION 456Numbers 29:8
Numbers 29:8 Ver. 8. But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord,.... Which is the same as ordered to be offered on the first day, Nu 29:2. Aben Ezra is of opinion that the ram here is different from those in Le 16:3.…
48 wordsSECTION 457Numbers 29:9
Numbers 29:9 Ver. 9,10. And their meat offering,.... Which was of the same quantity of flour and oil, for a bullock, a ram, and a lamb, as for the meat offering on the first day of the month.…
40 wordsSECTION 458Numbers 29:11
Numbers 29:11 Ver. 11. One kid of the goats for a sin offering,.... This also, as it was different from that which was offered for the service of the day, so it was offered after it; as is observed by the Jewish writers, that the goat, which was offered without, though of the Musaphim, or additions, could not go befor…
184 wordsSECTION 459Numbers 29:12
Numbers 29:12 Ver. 12. And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation,.... Of the same month Tisri, which was the seventh from Nisan or Abib, though it was formerly the first month of the year: ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days; the feast …
73 wordsSECTION 460Numbers 29:13
Numbers 29:13 Ver. 13-34. And ye shall offer a burnt offering,.... That is, on the first of the seven days, which was as follows: thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year, they shall be without blemish; a very large sacrifice indeed, for these were offered besides one kid of the goats, …
215 wordsSECTION 461Numbers 29:35
Numbers 29:35 Ver. 35. On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly,.... The day after the seven days of the feast of tabernacles were ended; for this was not properly a part of that feast, but was a sort of appendage to it; ye shall do no servile work therein; See Gill on "Le 23:36".…
59 wordsSECTION 462Numbers 29:36
Numbers 29:36 Ver. 36-38. But ye shall offer a burnt offering,.... Which was the same that was offered on the first and tenth days of this month, Nu 29:2 and the meat and drink offerings for each of the creatures were the same, as often expressed; and on this day a goat for a sin offering was also offered, besides the…
72 wordsSECTION 463Numbers 29:38
Numbers 29:38 Ver. 38. See Gill on "Nu 29:36". Numbers 29:39Ver. 39. These things ye shall do to the Lord, in your set feasts,.... Or rather in the times set and appointed to you, as the Jewish writers {o} interpret it; and so Jarchi interprets it of a fixed time, which seems better; since these were not all feast day…
215 wordsSECTION 464Numbers 30:1
Numbers 30:1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 30 Mention being made, in the latter part of the preceding chapter, of vows to be performed to the Lord, besides the sacrifices directed to; here some account is given of them, and men are charged to fulfil, and not break them, Nu 30:1 but as to women, if a maid, being in her fath…
347 wordsSECTION 465Nu 32:24
Nu 32:24 do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth; to which they replied, thy servants will do as my lord commandeth; upon which the nature of a vow, and the manner of keeping it, are observed; but the occasion of it rather seems to be what is said towards the close of the foregoing chapter, Nu 29:39, that the …
105 wordsSECTION 466Numbers 30:2
Numbers 30:2 Ver. 2. If a man vow a vow unto the Lord,.... Which must be in a thing that is lawful to be done, which is not contrary to the revealed will and mind of God, and which may tend to the glory of God, the honour of religion, the service of the sanctuary, the good of a man's self or of his neighbour; or in th…
529 wordsSECTION 467Numbers 30:3
Numbers 30:3 Ver. 3. If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord,.... Who has not passed thirteen years, as the Targum of Jonathan: [and] bind [herself] by a bond; lay herself under obligation to perform her vow by an oath: being in her father's house; unto the twelfth year, as the same Targum; that is, that is under his…
270 wordsSECTION 468Numbers 30:4
Numbers 30:4 Ver. 4. And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul,.... Her vow, which is binding upon her, or her vow and an oath annexed to it; which makes it still more strongly binding; and this he hears himself, or it is reported to him by others: and her father shall hold his peace …
116 wordsSECTION 469Numbers 30:5
Numbers 30:5 Ver. 5. But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth,.... Disapproves of her vow, and expresses his dislike of it, and declares it null and void; which, if done at all, is to be done on the same day he hears it, and not on another day, as Aben Ezra observes; not the day following, and much le…
231 wordsSECTION 470Numbers 30:6
Numbers 30:6 Ver. 6. And if she had at all an husband with whom she vowed,.... Or "when her vows were upon her" {w}, was either betrothed or married to a man: or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; uttered anything, either with or without premeditation, either with thought and deliberation, o…
79 wordsSECTION 471Numbers 30:7
Numbers 30:7 Ver. 7. And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it,.... The vow she made, and by his silence consented to it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand; or she be under obligation to perform them.…
57 wordsSECTION 472Numbers 30:8
Numbers 30:8 Ver. 8. But if her husband disallow her on the day that he heard it,.... Expresses his dislike of it; and this he does as soon as he hears it, at least that same day; according to the Jews {x}, within the space of twenty four hours: then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered w…
232 wordsSECTION 473Numbers 30:9
Numbers 30:9 Ver. 9. But every vow of a widow,.... The Scripture speaks, as Jarchi says, of a widow from marriage, or that has been married, but a widow from espousals (or that has been only espoused), the husband dead, the power is transmitted, and returns to the father; and with respect to such a case, it is said in…
223 wordsSECTION 474Numbers 30:10
Numbers 30:10 Ver. 10. And if she vowed in her husband's house,.... Before his death, in his lifetime, or before divorced: the Targum of Jonathan adds, by way of explanation, "and not at age for marriage", understanding it of a betrothed, and not a married person; but Jarchi says, the Scripture speaks of a married one…
87 wordsSECTION 475Numbers 30:11
Numbers 30:11 Ver. 11. And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not,.... Heard her make her vow, and bind it with an oath, and was silent at it, which was consenting to it, and did not contradict her, nor show any displeasure or resentment at her on account of it; the Targum of Jonathan …
118 wordsSECTION 476Numbers 30:12
Numbers 30:12 Ver. 12. But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them,.... Declaring they were contrary to his mind and will, he disapproved of them, and forbid the carrying them into execution: then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul,…
127 wordsSECTION 477Numbers 30:13
Numbers 30:13 Ver. 13. Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul,.... By fasting, as Aben Ezra observes; as when a vow was made, or a person bound herself by an oath to abstain from such and such food, or to fast on such a day; to keep a fast which was not appointed, to set apart a day for fasting, besides…
207 wordsSECTION 478Numbers 30:14
Numbers 30:14 Ver. 14. But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day today,.... Said not one word to her day after day, neither on the day he heard her vow, nor the day following: then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her; by his silence: he confirmeth them, because he he…
82 wordsSECTION 479Numbers 30:15
Numbers 30:15 Ver. 15. But if he shall any ways make them void, after that he hath heard them,.... Some way or other expressing his dislike of them; not at the time he heard them, but some time afterwards; one day after, as the Targum of Jonathan: then he shall bear his iniquity: be accountable for the breach of the …
168 wordsSECTION 480Numbers 30:16
Numbers 30:16 Ver. 16. These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses between a man and his wife,.... Relating to vows made by the wife, and confirmed or disannulled by the husband: Aben Ezra adds, if she is at age or in puberty, understanding it of a married and not a betrothed wife: between the father and hi…
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