Numbers 36

Leaders of the Gilead clan from Manasseh approach Moshe, citing YHWH's command to grant Zelophehad's daughters their inheritance, but warn that inter-tribal marriage would transfer the land to another tribe, diminishing Manasseh's portion, especially at Jubilee.[1][2][3] Moshe, instructed by YHWH, rules that every daughter inheriting land must marry within her father's tribe to preserve tribal inheritances; Zelophehad's daughters comply, marrying their uncle's sons.[1][2][5]

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Verse 1 וַֽ/יִּקְרְב֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 vayiqerevu and they approached and they drew near HC/Vqw3mp רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey heads heads of HNcmpc הָֽ/אָב֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לְ/מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 lemishepachat of the family to the joined-kin group of HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc גִלְעָד֙ 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead of Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc מָכִ֣יר 𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤓 makhir of Machir Makir Makhir HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp מִֽ/מִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 mimishepechot from the families from joined clans of HR/Ncfpc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יוֹסֵ֑ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef of Joseph He adds Yosef HNp וַֽ/יְדַבְּר֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayedaberu and they spoke they spoke forth HC/Vpw3mp לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before and before the face of HC/R/Ncbpc הַ/נְּשִׂאִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 hanesiim the leaders the exalted leaders HTd/Ncmpa רָאשֵׁ֥י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey-2 heads heads of HNcmpc אָב֖וֹת 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot of fathers fathers of HNcmpa לִ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) of the sons to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 2 וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et to object-marker HTo אֲדֹנִ/י֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs צִוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/תֵ֨ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [-DO-] object-marker HTo הָ/אָ֧רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa בְּ/נַחֲלָ֛ה 𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 benachalah as inheritance in an inherited allotment HR/Ncfsa בְּ/גוֹרָ֖ל 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 begoral by lot by lot-allotment HR/Ncmsa לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to sons-of to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַֽ/אדֹנִ/י֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 vadoni and my lord and my lord HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs צֻוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsuvah was commanded he was commanded HVPp3ms בַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) by the LORD and Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np לָ/תֵ֗ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet-2 to give to give HR/Vqc אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [-DO-] object-marker HTo נַחֲלַ֛ת 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 nachalat inheritance-of inherited portion of HNcfsc צְלָפְחָ֥ד 𐤑𐤋𐤐𐤇𐤃 tselafechad Zelophehad Shade-of-Oneness Tselfechad HNp אָחִ֖י/נוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤍𐤅 achinu our brother our brother HNcmsc/Sp1cp לִ/בְנֹתָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤅 livenotayv to his daughters to his daughters HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms
Verse 3 וְ֠/הָיוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they will be and they became HC/Vqp3cp לְ/אֶחָ֞ד 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤃 leechad Eka (Bemba) to one to one HR/Acmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֨י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) from sons of from sons of HR/Ncmpc שִׁבְטֵ֥י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey tribes of rods-of / tribal-branches-of HNcmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְ/נָשִׁים֒ 𐤋/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 lenashim as wives to women HR/Ncfpa וְ/נִגְרְעָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤓𐤏𐤄 venigereah and will be taken away and she was diminished HC/VNq3fs נַחֲלָתָ/ן֙ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤍 nachalatan their inheritance their inherited possession HNcfsc/Sp3fp מִ/נַּחֲלַ֣ת 𐤌/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 minachalat from inheritance of from inheritance-of HR/Ncfsc אֲבֹתֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our fathers our fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp וְ/נוֹסַ֕ף 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤎𐤐 venosaf and will be added and was added HC/VNq3ms עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR נַחֲלַ֣ת 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 nachalat inheritance of inherited portion of HNcfsc הַ/מַּטֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 hamateh the tribe the staff HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤄 tiheyeynah they will be they will become HVqi3fp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp וּ/מִ/גֹּרַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤂𐤓𐤋 umigoral and from lot of and from the allotted-portion-of HC/R/Ncmsc נַחֲלָתֵ֖/נוּ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤍𐤅 nachalatenu our inheritance our inherited portion HNcfsc/Sp1cp יִגָּרֵֽעַ 𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤏 yigarea will be deducted he will be diminished HVNi3ms
Verse 4 וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim And if and if HC/C יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it is he will come to be HVqi3ms הַ/יֹּבֵל֮ 𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤋 hayovel the Jubilee the ram-horn trumpet HTd/Ncmsa לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/נֽוֹסְפָה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤄 venosefah then it will be added and she was added HC/VNq3fs נַחֲלָתָ֔/ן 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤍 nachalatan their inheritance their inherited possession HNcfsc/Sp3fp עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR נַחֲלַ֣ת 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 nachalat the inheritance of inherited portion of HNcfsc הַ/מַּטֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 hamateh the tribe the staff HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher into which that-which HTr תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤄 tiheyeynah they belong they will become HVqi3fp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp וּ/מִֽ/נַּחֲלַת֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 uminachalat And from the inheritance of and from inheritance of HC/R/Ncfsc מַטֵּ֣ה 𐤌𐤈𐤄 mateh the tribe of staff-branch HNcmsc אֲבֹתֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our fathers our fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp יִגָּרַ֖ע 𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤏 yigara it will be taken away he will be diminished HVNi3ms נַחֲלָתָֽ/ן 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤍 nachalatan-2 their inheritance their inherited possession HNcfsc/Sp3fp
Verse 8 וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And every and whole of HC/Ncmsc בַּ֞ת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsa יֹרֶ֣שֶׁת 𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤕 yoreshet who possesses possessing one HVqrfsa נַחֲלָ֗ה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah an inheritance inherited portion HNcfsa מִ/מַּטּוֹת֮ 𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤅𐤕 mimatot from the tribes from stretched-out staffs of HR/Ncmpc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְ/אֶחָ֗ד 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤃 leechad Eka (Bemba) to one to one HR/Acmsa מִ/מִּשְׁפַּ֛חַת 𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 mimishepachat from a family from a clan of HR/Ncfsc מַטֵּ֥ה 𐤌𐤈𐤄 mateh of the tribe staff-branch HNcmsc אָבִ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha of her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs תִּהְיֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh she shall be you will become HVqi3fs לְ/אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa לְמַ֗עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that in order that HR יִֽירְשׁוּ֙ 𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 yireshu may possess they will take possession HVqi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa נַחֲלַ֥ת 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 nachalat the inheritance inherited portion of HNcfsc אֲבֹתָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 avotayv of his fathers his fathers HNcmpc/Sp3ms