Numbers Chapter 36

Law of female inheritance

36:1 AND the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gileadגִּלְעָד
or Gilad (/ˈɡɪliəd/; Gilʿāḏ) Galeed = “witness heap” or “rocky region” is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan, the people of the region, son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh, father of Jephthah
, the son of Machir, the son of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; The eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh, the tribe descended from Manasseh, the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh, son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile, a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra, a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra. For more info click here
, of the families of the sons of Josephיוֹסֵף
Yosef Meaning: Jehovah will add, God will add, taken away or praise, fame taken away. For more info click here
, came near, and spoke before Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
, and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel
36:2 And they said, YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel and my lord was commanded by YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
36:3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the [other ] tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe where to they are received so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
36:4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put to the inheritance of the tribe where unto they are received so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

Marriage within the tribe


36:5 And Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
commanded the children of Israel according to the word of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, saying, The tribe of the sons of Josephיוֹסֵף
Yosef Meaning: Jehovah will add, God will add, taken away or praise, fame taken away. For more info click here
has said well.
36:6 This [is] the thing which YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be wives to whom they think best ; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.
36:7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe for each one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
36:8 And every daughter, that possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
36:9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from [one] tribe to another tribe ; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
36:10 Even like YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
commanded Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
, so did the daughters of Zelophe-had
36:11 Because Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noahנֹחַ
“This one will comfort us” For more info click here
, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons
36:12 [And] they were married to some that were of the families of the sons of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; The eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh, the tribe descended from Manasseh, the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh, son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile, a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra, a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra. For more info click here
the son of Josephיוֹסֵף
Yosef Meaning: Jehovah will add, God will add, taken away or praise, fame taken away. For more info click here
, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
36:13 These [are] the commandments and the judgments, which YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
commanded by the hand of Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here
to the children of Israel in the plains of Moabמוֹאָב‎
Transliteration:mô’āḇ Pronunciation:mo-awb Moab = “of his father” Son of Lot and his oldest daughter click here also the land of Moab’s descendants
by the Jordan [near] Jericho.

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