Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel in accordance with the [a]word of the Lord, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph is right in its statements. (A)This is [b]what the Lord has commanded regarding the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry [c]whomever they wish; only they must marry within the family of the tribe of their father.’ So (B)no inheritance of the sons of Israel will [d]be transferred from tribe to tribe, for the sons of Israel shall each [e]retain possession of the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 36:5 Lit mouth
  2. Numbers 36:6 Lit the word which
  3. Numbers 36:6 Lit the good one in their eyes
  4. Numbers 36:7 Lit turn about
  5. Numbers 36:7 Lit cling to

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