New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 36

Inheritance by Marriage

1And the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the familyלְמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתle.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machirמָכִ֣ירma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,of the familiesמִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,cameH7126nearH7126and spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּvay.da.be.RuH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440the leadersהַנְּשִׂאִ֔יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387,the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathers’אָב֖וֹת'a.VotH1householdsof the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

2and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414the landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776by lotבְּגוֹרָ֖לbe.go.RalH1486to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478as an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֛הbe.na.cha.LahH5159,and my lordוַֽאדֹנִי֙va.do.NiH113was commandedצֻוָּ֣הtzu.VahH6680by the Lordבַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068to giveלָתֵ֗תla.TetH5414the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תna.cha.LatH5159of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָ֥דtze.la.fe.ChadH6765our brotherאָחִ֖ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251to his daughtersלִבְנֹתָֽיו׃liv.no.TavH1323.

3But if theymarryוְ֠הָיוּ לְנָשִׁים֒Ve.ha.yu le.na.ShimH1961 H802oneלְאֶחָ֞דle.'e.ChadH259of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of the othertribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָן֙na.cha.la.TanH5159will be withdrawnוְנִגְרְעָ֤הve.nig.re.'AhH1639from the inheritanceמִנַּחֲלַ֣תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1and will be addedוְנוֹסַ֕ףve.no.SafH3254to the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of the tribeהַמַּטֶּ֔הha.ma.TehH4294to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they belongתִּהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961;thus it will be withdrawnיִגָּרֵֽעַ׃yi.ga.Re.a'H1639from our allottedוּמִגֹּרַ֥לu.mi.go.RalH1486inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuH5159.

4Whenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thejubileeהַיֹּבֵל֮hai.yo.VelH3104of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478comesיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961,then their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֔ןna.cha.la.TanH5159will be addedוְנֽוֹסְפָה֙ve.nos.FahH3254to the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of the tribeהַמַּטֶּ֔הha.ma.TehH4294to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they belongתִּהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961;so their inheritanceוּמִֽנַּחֲלַת֙u.mi.na.cha.LatH5159will be withdrawnיִגָּרַ֖עyi.ga.Ra'H1639from the inheritanceנַחֲלָתָֽן׃na.cha.la.TanH5159of the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.”

5Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thewordפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130are rightH3653in theirstatementsדֹּבְרִֽים׃doe.RimH1696.

6Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088iswhatהַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־ha.da.Var 'a.Sher-H1697 H834the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680concerning the daughtersלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1323of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָד֙tze.la.fe.ChadH6765,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Let them marryתִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לְנָשִׁ֑יםtih.Yei.nah le.na.ShimH1961 H802whom they wishלַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֖םla.Tov be.'ei.nei.HemH2896 H5869;onlyאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389they must marryתִּהְיֶ֥ינָה לְנָשִֽׁים׃tih.Yei.nah le.na.ShimH1961 H802within the familyלְמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתle.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1.’

7Thusnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbe transferredתִסֹּ֤בti.SoH5437from tribeמִמַּטֶּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294to tribeמַטֶּ֑הma.TehH4294,for the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall eachאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376holdיִדְבְּק֖וּyid.be.KuH1692to the inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַת֙be.na.cha.LatH5159of the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1.

8Everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605daughterבַּ֞תbatH1323who comesH3423into possessionH3423of an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.LahH5159of anyH4480tribeמִמַּטּוֹת֮mi.ma.tOtH4294of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802to oneלְאֶחָ֗דle.'e.ChadH259of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֛חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376may possessH3423the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

9Thus noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֛הna.cha.LahH5159shallbe transferredתִסֹּ֧בti.SoH5437from one tribeמִמַּטֶּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294to anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312tribeלְמַטֶּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294,for the tribesמַטּ֖וֹתma.TotH4294of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall eachאִישׁ֙'ishH376holdיִדְבְּק֕וּyid.be.KuH1692to his own inheritanceבְּנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹbe.Na.cha.la.ToH5159.”

10JustH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָֽד׃tze.la.fe.ChadH6765didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213:

11Mahlahמַחְלָ֣הmach.LahH4244,Tirzahתִרְצָ֗הtir.TzahH8656,Hoglahוְחָגְלָ֧הve.cha.ge.LahH2295,Milcahוּמִלְכָּ֛הu.mil.KahH4435and Noahוְנֹעָ֖הve.no.'AhH5270,the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zelophehadצְלָפְחָ֑דtze.la.fe.ChadH6765marriedלְנָשִֽׁים׃le.na.ShimH802their uncles’דֹדֵיהֶ֖ןdo.dei.HenH1730sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121.

12They marriedלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802thosefrom the familiesמִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,and their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֔ןna.cha.la.TanH5159remainedH1961with the tribeמַטֵּ֖הma.TehH4294of the familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of their fatherאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1.

13Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֞תha.mitz.VotH4687and the ordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in the plainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124by the Jordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383oppositeJerichoיְרֵחֽוֹ׃ye.re.ChoH3405.

Inheritance by Marriage

Commentaries on Numbers 36