Numbers 36:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Thus, no inheritance of the Israelites will transfer from one tribe to another, for each Israelite is to cling to the inheritance of their ancestral tribe.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not transfer from tribe to tribe; for each of the children of Israel shall keep to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    that the enheritaunce of the childern of Israel roole not from trybe to trybe. But that the childern of Israel maye abyde euery man in the enheritaunce of the trybe of his fathers

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    that the enheritaunce of the children of Israel fall not fro one trybe to another. For euery one amonge the children of Israel shall cleue to the enheritaunce of the trybe of his father:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remoue from tribe to tribe, for euery one of the children of Israel shal ioyne himselfe to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    So shall not the inheritaunce of the children of Israel remoue from tribe to tribe: for euery one of the chyldren of Israel shall ioyne hym selfe to the inheritaunce of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave everyone to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the inheritance of the sons of Israel doth not turn round from tribe unto tribe; for each to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers, do the sons of Israel cleave.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And so no property will be handed from tribe to tribe among the children of Israel; but every one of the children of Israel will keep the heritage of his father's tribe.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall all keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    In this way the inheritance of the Israelites will not be transferred from tribe to tribe. But every one of the Israelites must retain the ancestral heritage.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 21:3 : 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, 'The LORD forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance!'
  • Num 36:9 : 9 'No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each Israelite tribe is to retain its inheritance.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 36:8-10
    3 verses
    95%

    8'Every daughter who inherits land from the tribes of Israel must marry within a clan of her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite may retain the inheritance of their ancestors.'

    9'No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each Israelite tribe is to retain its inheritance.'

    10The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Num 36:2-6
    5 verses
    82%

    2They said, 'My lord, the LORD commanded to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.'

    3'Now, if they marry someone from a different tribe of the Israelites, their inheritance will be taken from our ancestral inheritance and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. Thus, their inheritance will be removed from the lot of our inheritance.'

    4'And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are married and will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.'

    5Then Moses commanded the Israelites according to the word of the LORD, saying, 'What the tribe of the sons of Joseph is saying is right.'

    6'This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: They may marry whomever is good in their eyes, but they must marry someone within a clan of their father’s tribe.'

  • Deut 18:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD and His allotted inheritance.

    2They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Ezek 47:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.

    22You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who reside among you and have children. They are to be considered native-born Israelites and are to share the inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

    23In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Num 26:54-55
    2 verses
    74%

    54Increase the inheritance for a larger group and decrease it for a smaller group; each person’s inheritance is to be given according to the number of those registered in his group.

    55But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes.

  • Num 27:7-11
    5 verses
    74%

    7The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.

    8Speak to the Israelites and say: If a man dies and has no son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

    9If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

    10If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

    11If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, and they shall possess it. This shall be a legal statute for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Josh 13:33
    73%

    33However, Moses gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Deut 10:9
    73%

    9That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 36:12
    73%

    12They married into the clans of the descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.

  • Num 18:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23The Levites shall perform the duties of the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for their sins. This is a perpetual ordinance for your generations, but they shall not have any inheritance among the Israelites.

    24For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.

  • Num 34:13
    72%

    13Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

  • Num 33:54
    72%

    54You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans. You shall give more to the larger groups and less to the smaller groups. The place where the lot falls for each shall be theirs. You shall divide land according to the tribes of your ancestors.

  • Ezek 46:18
    72%

    18The prince must not take away any of the people’s inheritance by oppressing them or removing property from their possession. He is to give his sons their own inheritance from his property so that none of my people are driven from their rightful possession.

  • Num 18:20
    72%

    20The LORD said to Aaron: You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and inheritance among the Israelites.

  • Num 32:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has received their inheritance.

    19For we will not inherit any land with them beyond the Jordan, because our inheritance is on the east side of the Jordan.

  • Josh 18:2
    72%

    2Seven tribes among the Israelites remained who had not yet received their inheritance.

  • Judg 21:24
    72%

    24At that time, the Israelites departed from there, each man to his tribe and family. They returned to their inheritance.

  • Josh 13:14
    71%

    14But to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave no inheritance, for the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as He promised.

  • Num 34:18
    71%

    18You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.

  • Judg 21:17
    71%

    17They said, 'The inheritance of the survivors of Benjamin must be preserved, so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.'

  • Josh 18:7
    71%

    7The Levites will not have a portion among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them.

  • Num 27:4
    71%

    4Why should our father’s name be removed from among his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.

  • Ezek 47:14
    71%

    14You are to divide it equally among yourselves. I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land will fall to you as an inheritance.

  • Josh 17:4
    71%

    4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.

  • Ezek 44:28
    71%

    28They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

  • Josh 14:3
    71%

    3For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.

  • Num 34:29
    71%

    29These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • Josh 13:7
    70%

    7Now divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deut 25:6
    70%

    6The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out of Israel.

  • Num 1:49
    70%

    49Do not include the tribe of Levi or take a census of them among the Israelites.

  • Num 34:2
    70%

    2Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:

  • Num 4:18
    70%

    18Do not let the tribe of the Kohathite clans be cut off from the Levites.

  • Josh 7:14
    70%

    14In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord selects shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord selects shall come forward man by man.