Numbers 36

Inheritance by Marriage

11Now the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of the familyH4940 of the sonsH1121 of GileadH1568, the sonH1121 of MachirH4353, the sonH1121 of ManassehH4519, of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of JosephH3130, cameH7126 forwardH7126 and spokeH1696 beforeH6440 MosesH4872 and beforeH6440 the leadersH5387, the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, 2and they saidH559, “The LordH3068 commandedH6680 my lordH113 to giveH5414 the landH776 by lotH1486 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 as an inheritanceH5159, and my lordH113 2was commandedH6680 by the LordH3068 to giveH5414 the inheritanceH5159 of our brotherH251 ZelophehadH6765 to his daughtersH1323. 3But if they 3marryH1961H802 oneH259 of the sonsH1121 of the other tribesH7626 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, their inheritanceH5159 will be withdrawnH1639 from the inheritanceH5159 of our fathersH1 and will be addedH3254 to the inheritanceH5159 of the tribeH4294 to whichH834 they belongH1961; so it will be withdrawnH1639 from our allottedH1486 inheritanceH5159. 4And whenH518 the 4jubileeH3104 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 takesH1961 placeH1961, then their inheritanceH5159 will be addedH3254 to the inheritanceH5159 of the tribeH4294 to whichH834 they belongH1961; so their inheritanceH5159 will be withdrawnH1639 from the inheritanceH5159 of the tribeH4294 of our fathersH1.”

5Then MosesH4872 commandedH6680 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 inH5921 accordanceH5921 withH5921 the 5wordH6310 of the LordH3068, sayingH559, “The tribeH4294 of the sonsH1121 of JosephH3130 is rightH3653 in its statementsH1696. 66ThisH2088 is 7whatH1697H834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680 regarding the daughtersH1323 of ZelophehadH6765, sayingH559, ‘Let them marryH1961H802 8whomever they wishH2896H5869; onlyH389 they must marryH1961H802 within the familyH4940 of the tribeH4294 of their fatherH1.’ 7So 9noH3808 inheritanceH5159 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 will 10be transferredH5437 from tribeH4294 to tribeH4294, for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall eachH376 11retainH1692 possessionH1692 of the inheritanceH5159 of the tribeH4294 of his fathersH1. 812And everyH3605 daughterH1323 who comesH3423 into possessionH3423 of an inheritanceH5159 of any tribeH4294 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall marryH802 oneH259 of the familyH4940 of the tribeH4294 of her fatherH1, soH4616 thatH4616 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 may eachH376 possessH3423 the inheritanceH5159 of his fathersH1. 9So noH3808 inheritanceH5159 will 13be transferredH5437 from one tribeH4294 to anotherH312 tribeH4294, for the tribesH4294 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall eachH376 14retainH1692 possessionH1692 of its own inheritanceH5159.”

10JustH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872, soH3651 the daughtersH1323 of ZelophehadH6765 didH6213: 1115MahlahH4244, TirzahH8656, HoglahH2295, MilcahH4435, and NoahH5270, the daughtersH1323 of ZelophehadH6765 marriedH802 their uncles’H1730 sonsH1121. 12They marriedH802 those from the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of ManassehH4519 the sonH1121 of JosephH3130, and their inheritanceH5159 16remainedH1961 with the tribeH4294 of the familyH4940 of their fatherH1.

1317TheseH428 are the commandmentsH4687 and the ordinancesH4941 whichH834 the LordH3068 commandedH6680 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 throughH3027 MosesH4872 in the plainsH6160 of MoabH4124, by the JordanH3383 opposite JerichoH3405.