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Numbers 36
New English Translation
Numbers 36
New English Translation
Women and Land Inheritance
36 Then the heads of the family groups[a] of the Gileadites, the descendant of Machir, the descendant of Manasseh, who were from the Josephite families, approached and spoke before Moses[b] and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families.[c] 2 They said, “The Lord commanded my lord to give[d] the land as an inheritance by lot to the Israelites; and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters. 3 Now if they should be married to one of the men[e] from another Israelite tribe, their inheritance would be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry.[f] As a result, it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance. 4 And when the Jubilee of the Israelites is to take place,[g] their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.”[h]
Moses’ Decision
5 Then Moses gave a ruling[i] to the Israelites by the word[j] of the Lord: “What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right. 6 This is what[k] the Lord has commanded for Zelophehad’s daughters: ‘Let them marry[l] whomever they think best,[m] only they must marry within the family of their father’s tribe. 7 In this way the inheritance of the Israelites will not be transferred[n] from tribe to tribe. But every one of the Israelites must retain the ancestral heritage. 8 And every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any of the tribes of the Israelites must become the wife of a man from any family in her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite[o] may retain the inheritance of his fathers. 9 No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe. But every one of the tribes of the Israelites must retain its inheritance.’”
10 As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did. 11 For the daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah—were married to the sons of their uncles.[p] 12 They were married into the families of the Manassehites, the descendants of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father’s family.
13 These are the commandments and the decisions that the Lord commanded the Israelites through the authority[q] of Moses, in the rift valley plains[r] by Moab along the Jordan River[s] opposite Jericho.
Footnotes
- Numbers 36:1 tn The expression is “the heads of the fathers by the family of the Gileadites.”
- Numbers 36:1 tn The Greek and the Syriac add “and before Eleazar the priest.”
- Numbers 36:1 tn Heb “heads of the fathers.”
- Numbers 36:2 tn The infinitive construct “to give” serves here as the complement or object of the verb, answering what the Lord had commanded Moses.
- Numbers 36:3 tn “Men” is understood; it says “to one from the sons of the tribes of the Israelites for a wife,” or if he has her for a wife.
- Numbers 36:3 tn Heb “which they will be to them,” meaning, to those who have them, i.e., the marriages.
- Numbers 36:4 tn The verb הָיָה (hayah) is most often translated “to be,” but it can also mean “to happen, to take place, to come to pass,” etc.
- Numbers 36:4 tn Heb “the tribe of our fathers.”
- Numbers 36:5 tn Heb “commanded.”
- Numbers 36:5 tn Heb “mouth.”
- Numbers 36:6 tn Heb “the word that.”
- Numbers 36:6 tn The idiom again is “let them be for wives for….”
- Numbers 36:6 tn Heb “to the one who is good in their eyes.”
- Numbers 36:7 tn Heb “turned aside.”
- Numbers 36:8 tn The subject is “Israelites” and the verb is plural to agree with it, but the idea is collective as the word for “man” indicates: “so that the Israelites may possess—[each] man the inheritance of his fathers.”
- Numbers 36:11 tn They married in the family as they were instructed. But the meaning of דּוֹד (dod) is not necessarily restricted to “uncle.”
- Numbers 36:13 tn Heb “by the hand.”
- Numbers 36:13 sn This is the area of the rift valley basin to the north of the Dead Sea and east of the Jordan. See the note at Num 21:1.
- Numbers 36:13 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
Bilang 36
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Bilang 36
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang mga Babaeng Anak ni Zelofehad na Nakatanggap ng Lupain
36 Pumunta kay Moises at sa mga pinuno ng Israel ang pamilya ni Gilead na anak ni Makir at apo ni Manase, na anak ni Jose, 2 at sinabi, “Ginoo, nang nag-utos sa inyo ang Panginoon na hatiin ang lupa bilang mana ng mga Israelita sa pamamagitan ng palabunutan; nag-utos din siya na ibigay ang bahagi ng aming kapatid na si Zelofehad sa mga anak niyang babae. 3 Pero halimbawang nag-asawa po sila galing sa ibang lahi at dahil ditoʼy napunta ang kanilang lupain sa lahi ng kanilang napangasawa, hindi baʼt mapupunta na ang bahagi ng aming lahi sa iba? 4 Pagsapit ng Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli, ang kanilang lupa ay mapupunta sa lahi kung saan sila nakapag-asawa, at mawawala na ito sa lahi ng aming mga ninuno.”
5 Kaya ayon sa utos ng Panginoon, sinabi ni Moises sa mga Israelita, “Tama ang sinabi ng angkan ng mga salinlahi ni Jose. 6 Kaya ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon tungkol sa mga anak na babae ni Zelofehad: Malaya silang makakapag-asawa sa kung sinong kanilang magugustuhan basta manggagaling lang sa lahi nila. 7 Ang lupang mamanahin ng bawat lahi ay hindi maaaring mapunta sa ibang lahi dahil kailangang manatili sa bawat lahi ang lupa na kanilang namana sa kanilang mga ninuno. 8 Ang lahat ng babaeng nakamana ng lupa sa kahit saang lahi ay kailangang mag-asawa ng mula sa kanilang lahi para hindi mawala sa bawat Israelita ang lupang namana niya sa kanyang mga ninuno. 9 Ang lupang namana ng bawat lahi ay hindi maaaring mapunta sa ibang lahi, dahil kailangang manatili sa bawat lahi ang lupa na kanilang namana.”
10 Kaya sinunod ng mga anak na babae ni Zelofehad ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises. 11 Ang mga anak na babae ni Zelofehad ay sina Mahlah, Tirza, Hogla, Milca, at Noe. At ang kanilang napangasawa ay ang kanilang mga pinsan sa ama, 12 na mga lahi ni Manase na anak ni Jose. Kaya ang lupain na kanilang namana ay nanatili sa sambahayan at angkan ng kanilang ama.
13 Ganito ang mga utos at tuntunin na ibinigay ng Panginoon sa mga Israelita sa pamamagitan ni Moises habang naroon sila sa kapatagan ng Moab sa tabi ng Jordan malapit sa Jerico.
Numbers 36
New International Version
Numbers 36
New International Version
Inheritance of Zelophehad’s Daughters(A)
36 The family heads of the clan of Gilead(B) son of Makir,(C) the son of Manasseh, who were from the clans of the descendants of Joseph,(D) came and spoke before Moses and the leaders,(E) the heads of the Israelite families. 2 They said, “When the Lord commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot,(F) he ordered you to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad(G) to his daughters. 3 Now suppose they marry men from other Israelite tribes; then their inheritance will be taken from our ancestral inheritance and added to that of the tribe they marry into. And so part of the inheritance allotted to us will be taken away. 4 When the Year of Jubilee(H) for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to that of the tribe into which they marry, and their property will be taken from the tribal inheritance of our ancestors.”
5 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. 6 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. 7 No inheritance(I) in Israel is to pass from one tribe to another, for every Israelite shall keep the tribal inheritance of their ancestors. 8 Every daughter who inherits land in any Israelite tribe must marry someone in her father’s tribal clan,(J) so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of their ancestors. 9 No inheritance may pass from one tribe to another, for each Israelite tribe is to keep the land it inherits.”
10 So Zelophehad’s daughters did as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 Zelophehad’s daughters—Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milkah and Noah(K)—married their cousins on their father’s side. 12 They married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in their father’s tribe and clan.(L)
13 These are the commands and regulations the Lord gave through Moses(M) to the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.(N)
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