Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 36:1-5

1Now the familyהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the clanלְמִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בְּנֵֽי־le.mish.Pa.chat be.nei-H4940 H1121of Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machirמָכִ֣ירma.KhirH4353sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,one of the clansמִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣יmi.mish.pe.Chot be.NeiH4940 H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,approachedוַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126Mosesלִפְנֵ֤י מֹשֶׁה֙lif.Nei mo.ShehH4872 H6440and the leadersהַנְּשִׂאִ֔יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387who were the headsרָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֖וֹתra.Shei 'a.VotH7218 H1of the Israeliteלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121familiesיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478and addressed themוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ וְלִפְנֵ֣יvay.da.be.Ru ve.lif.NeiH1696 H6440,

2sayingוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶת־'et-H853, “When the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776as an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֛הbe.na.cha.LahH5159to the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478by lotבְּגוֹרָ֖לbe.go.RalH1486, Heבַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068also commandedצֻוָּ֣הtzu.VahH6680himוַֽאדֹנִי֙va.do.NiH113to giveלָתֵ֗תla.TetH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תna.cha.LatH5159of our brotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251Zelophehadצְלָפְחָ֥דtze.la.fe.ChadH6765to his daughtersלִבְנֹתָֽיו׃liv.no.TavH1323.

3But if they marryוְ֠הָיוּVe.ha.yuH1961any of the menלְאֶחָ֞דle.'e.ChadH259from the other tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478לְנָשִׁים֒le.na.ShimH802,their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָן֙na.cha.la.TanH5159will be withdrawnוְנִגְרְעָ֤הve.nig.re.'AhH1639from the portionמִנַּחֲלַ֣תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1and addedוְנוֹסַ֕ףve.no.SafH3254toעַ֚ל'alH5921נַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159the tribeהַמַּטֶּ֔הha.ma.TehH4294into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they marryתִּהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961. So ourallottedוּמִגֹּרַ֥לu.mi.go.RalH1486inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuH5159would be taken awayיִגָּרֵֽעַ׃yi.ga.Re.a'H1639.

4And whenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the Jubileeהַיֹּבֵל֮hai.yo.VelH3104for the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒liv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478comesיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961,their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֔ןna.cha.la.TanH5159will be addedוְנֽוֹסְפָה֙ve.nos.FahH3254toעַ֚ל'alH5921נַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159the tribeהַמַּטֶּ֔הha.ma.TehH4294into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they marryתִּהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961andוּמִֽנַּחֲלַת֙u.mi.na.cha.LatH5159taken awayיִגָּרַ֖עyi.ga.Ra'H1639נַחֲלָתָֽן׃na.cha.la.TanH5159from the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.”

5So atעַל־'al-H5921the wordפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֵאמֹ֑רbe.Nei Yis.ra.'El le.MorH1121 H3478 H559: “The tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130speaksדֹּבְרִֽים׃doe.RimH1696correctlyכֵּ֛ןkenH3651.

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