Numbers 36
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 36 of 36
1 And the heads of the fathers of the families of the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near. And they spoke before Moses, and before the rulers, the heads of the fathers' houses of the sons of Israel.
2 And they said: Jehovah commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the sons of Israel. And my lord was commanded by Jehovah to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.
3 And if they shall be for wives to one of the sons of the other tribes of the sons of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall belong. So it shall be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
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Chapter Summary
The tribe of Manasseh raises a concern about the daughters of Zelophehad: if they marry outside their tribe, their inheritance will be transferred to another tribe. God commands that they must marry within their father's tribe to preserve tribal inheritances. The daughters comply with this ruling.
Key Hebrew Words
נַחֲלַ֛ת
possession
H5159 · TWOT 1342a
אַחֵ֑ר
another
H312 · TWOT 68a
מַטֵּ֣ה
branch
H4294 · TWOT 1352b
צִוָּ֣ה
lay charge
H6680 · TWOT 1887
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
Manasseh
H4519 · TWOT 1217
People & Context
Zelophehad's Daughters Must Marry Within Tribe
To prevent inherited land from passing from one tribe to another, a final inheritance rule is established requiring female heirs to marry within the f…
Timeline
Zelophehad's Daughters Must Marry Within Tribe
To prevent inherited land from passing from one tribe to another, a final inheritance rule is established requiring female heirs to marry within the family of their father's tribe. Zelophehad's five daughters comply by marrying their cousins within the tribe of Manasseh.
Numbers 36:1-13
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