Numbers 36:6

Translations

Modern

This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.

Traditional

This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

Literal

This is the thing that YHWH commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: Let them be for wives to those good in their eyes, but only within the family of the tribe of their father let them be for wives.

Latin

Et hæc lex super filiabus Salphaad a Domino promulgata est: nubant quibus volunt, tantum ut suæ tribus hominibus:

Original

Hebrew

English

This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.

Notes

Numbers 36:6–9

These rules solved the problem. They ensured that each tribe would keep its land.

In this way, the land given to each tribe would remain stable and continue within that tribe for future generations.

Numbers 36:1–13

The five daughters of Zelophehad requested and received fair property rights (27:1–11). This passage discusses the effects of that decision.

Related verses

Numbers 36:12
They married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
Genesis 24:3
…and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
Genesis 24:57–58
So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”

Parallels

Numbers 27:1–11

People

Zelophehad: Israelite whose daughters received his inheritance

Glossary

Arabah Deuteronomy, Book of Genealogy of Jesus Christ Heir Inheritance Joshua, Book of Milcah Noah Numbers, Book of

Topics

Heir: General Scriptures Concerning Inheritance: Provisions for Inheritance Under Levirate Marriages Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: The Law of Female Inheritance Settled Land: Unmarried Woman's Rights In Marriage: The Jews: Often Contracted, in Their own Tribe Milcah: Daughter of Zelophehad: Special Legislation in Regard to the Inheritance of Property in Real Estate: Entail of The Tribes of Israel: All Inheritance to Remain in the Tribe and Family to Which

Numbers 36:6

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