Numbers 36:2-4

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²^(A) and said, “Sir, the Lord has said that he will show^[a] what land each tribe will receive as their own. And the Lord has commanded you to give the daughters of our relative Zelophehad^[b] the land that he would have received. ³But if they marry men from other tribes of Israel, the land they receive will become part of that tribe's inheritance and will no longer belong to us. ⁴Even when land is returned to its original owner in the Year of Celebration,^[c] we will not get back Zelophehad's land—it will belong to the tribe into which his daughters married.”

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Footnotes

36.2 that he will show: See the note at 26.55,56.
36.2 Zelophehad: See also 26.28-34; 27.1-11.
36.4 Year of Celebration: This was a sacred year for Israel, traditionally called the “Year of Jubilee.” During this year, all property had to go back to its original owner. But here, the property was not sold; it became part of the other tribe's land when the daughter who owned it married into that tribe. So the property could not be returned even during this year.