דברים, שביעי

תוך הנחל וגבל. כָּל הַנַּחַל וְעוֹד מֵעֵבֶר לִשְׂפָתוֹ, כְּלוֹמַר עַד וְעַד בִּכְלָל וְיוֹתֵר מִכֵּן:

Within the wadi and the border. The entire wadi and until its opposite bank. In other words, עַד means not only until but includes everything within and even more.

מכנרת. מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הַמַּעֲרָבִי, וְנַחֲלַת בְּנֵי גָד מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הַמִּזְרָחִי, וְנָפַל בְּגוֹרָלָם רֹחַב הַיַּרְדֵּן כְּנֶגְדָּם, וְעוֹד מֵעֵבֶר שְׂפָתוֹ עַד כִּנֶּרֶת, וְזֶהוּ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר והירדן וגבל – הַיַּרְדֵּן וּמֵעֵבֶר לוֹ:

From Kinneres. This is on the western side of the Yardein. The inheritance of Bnei Gad was on the eastern side of the Yardein and their inheritance included the width of the Yardein adjoining their land, plus [some] land on its opposite side up to Kinneres. this then is what is said here, “And the Yardein and the border,” The Yardein and (some land) on its opposite side.

ואצו אתכם. לִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי גָד הָיָה מְדַבֵּר:

I commanded you. He was speaking to Bnei Reuvein and Bnei Gad.

לפני אחיכם. הֵם הָיוּ הוֹלְכִים לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַמִּלְחָמָה לְפִי שֶׁהָיוּ גִּבּוֹרִים, וְאוֹיְבִים נוֹפְלִים לִפְנֵיהֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים ל"ג) "וְטָרַף זְרוֹעַ אַף קָדְקֹד":

Ahead of your brothers. They went ahead of Bnei Yisroel in battle because they were mighty warriors, and their enemies fell before them, as it is said, “he rips off the arm, even the head.”