And Moses commanded the people of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, “The tribe of the people of Joseph (A)is right. This is what the Lord commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: ‘Let them marry whom they think best, (B)only they shall marry within the clan of the tribe of their father. The inheritance of the people of Israel shall not be transferred from one tribe to another, for every one of the people of Israel (C)shall hold on to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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Then at the Lord’s command Moses gave this order to the Israelites: “What the tribe of the descendants of Joseph is saying is right. This is what the Lord commands for Zelophehad’s daughters: They may marry anyone they please as long as they marry within their father’s tribal clan. No inheritance(A) in Israel is to pass from one tribe to another, for every Israelite shall keep the tribal inheritance of their ancestors.

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