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לבני ראובן. כי הוא בן הגבירה: THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN. For he was the son of the mistress.1The son of Leah. Scripture mentions Reuben before Gad because he was the son of Leah whereas Gad was the son of Zilpah, who was a handmaiden. I.E. comments thus because the reverse is the case in verse 2.
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מקום מקנה. כי שם מרעה טוב: WAS A PLACE FOR CATTLE. For there it was good pasture.