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Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel according to the [a]word of Yahweh, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph are right in their statements. (A)This is [b]what Yahweh has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry whoever is good in their sight; only they must marry within the family of the tribe of their father.’ Thus (B)no inheritance of the sons of Israel shall [c]be transferred from tribe to tribe, for the sons of Israel shall each [d]hold to 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 thing which
  3. Numbers 36:7 Lit turn about
  4. Numbers 36:7 Lit cleave

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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