女子继承产业的律例

36 基列是约瑟之子玛拿西的孙子,玛吉的儿子。他宗族中的各族长来见摩西和做以色列人首领的各族长,说: “耶和华曾吩咐我主用抽签的方式把土地分给以色列人,还吩咐我主将我们兄弟西罗非哈的产业分给他的女儿们。 但如果她们嫁给其他支派的人,从我们祖业中分给她们的产业就会归入她们夫家的支派。这样的话,我们抽签分到的土地就会减少。 到了以色列人的禧年,这些女儿的产业就会归给她们丈夫的支派,我们支派的祖业就会失去她们那份产业。”

摩西照耶和华的话吩咐以色列人说:“约瑟支派的人说的对。 关于西罗非哈的女儿们,耶和华说她们可以自由嫁人,但必须嫁给本支派的人。 以色列人的产业不可从一个支派转到另一个支派,各支派必须守住本支派的祖业。 继承了产业的女子必须嫁给本支派的人,以便以色列人都能守住自己的祖业。 以色列人的产业不可从一个支派转到另一个支派,各支派必须守住本支派的产业。”

10 于是,西罗非哈的女儿们遵行了耶和华对摩西的吩咐。 11 玛拉、得撒、曷拉、密迦和挪阿都嫁给了她们叔伯的儿子, 12 即约瑟之子玛拿西支派的人。这样,她们的产业仍留在本支派中。

13 以上是在耶利哥对面、约旦河边的摩押平原,耶和华借摩西颁布给以色列人的命令和律例。

36 And the Rashei HaAvot of the Mishpekhot of the Bnei Gil`ad Ben Machir Ben Menasheh, of the Mishpekhot of the Bnei Yosef, came near, and spoke before Moshe, and before the Nasiim Rashei Avot of the Bnei Yisroel,

And they said, When Hashem commanded adoni to give HaAretz for a nachalah by goral to the Bnei Yisroel, adoni was commanded by Hashem to give the nachalat Tzelophechad achinu unto his banot.

Now suppose they become married to any of the Bnei Shivtei Bnei Yisroel, and their nachalah be taken from the nachalah of Avoteinu, and be added to the nachalah of the matteh whereunto they marry into; so shall it be taken from the goral of our nachalah.

And when the Yovel of the Bnei Yisroel shall be, then shall their nachalah be added unto the nachalah of the matteh whereunto they marry into; so shall their nachalah be taken away from the nachalah of the matteh of Avoteinu. [See Leviticus 25:8-55; 27:16-25.]

And Moshe commanded the Bnei Yisroel according to the command of Hashem, saying, The matteh of the Bnei Yosef hath said well.

This is the thing which Hashem doth command concerning the Banot Tzelophechad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only within the Mishpakhat Matteh Avihem shall they marry.

So shall not the nachalah of the Bnei Yisroel remove from matteh to matteh; for every ish of the Bnei Yisroel shall keep himself to the nachalat matteh of his Avot.

And every bat, that possesseth a nachalah in mattot Bnei Yisroel, shall be isha unto one of the mishpakhat matteh of her av, that the Bnei Yisroel may possess every ish the nachalat of his avot.

Neither shall the nachalah remove from one matteh (tribe) to another matteh (tribe); for the mattot (tribes) of the Bnei Yisroel shall make deveykus every ish to his own nachalah.

10 Even as Hashem commanded Moshe, so did the Banot Tzelophechad;

11 For Machlah, Tirtzah, and Choglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the Banot Tzelophechad, became nashim unto bnai dodeihen (sons of their uncles, i.e., cousins);

12 And they became nashim into the mishpekhot Bnei Menasheh Ben Yosef, and their nachalah remained in the matteh (tribe) of the mishpakhat of their av.

13 These are the mitzvot and the mishpatim, which Hashem commanded by the yad Moshe unto the Bnei Yisroel in the plains of Moav by Yarden near Yericho.