Numbers 36:8
'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.'
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And every daughter that possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall marry one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that each of the children of Israel may enjoy the inheritance of his fathers.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And every daughter,{H1323} that possesseth{H3423} an inheritance{H5159} in any tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} shall be wife{H802} unto one{H259} of the family{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of her father,{H1} that the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} may possess{H3423} every man{H376} the inheritance{H5159} of his fathers.{H1}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And every daughter{H1323}, that possesseth{H3423}{(H8802)} an inheritance{H5159} in any tribe{H4294} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, shall be wife{H802} unto one{H259} of the family{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of her father{H1}, that the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} may enjoy{H3423}{(H8799)} every man{H376} the inheritance{H5159} of his fathers{H1}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And euery doughter that possesseth any enheritaunce amonge the trybes of the childern of Israel shalbe wife vnto one of the kynred of the trybe of hir father that the childern of Israel maye enioy euery man the enheritaunce of his father
Coverdale Bible (1535)
& euery doughter that possesseth eny enheritaunce amonge the trybes of the children of Israel, shal be maryed vnto one of the kynred of the trybe of hir father: yt euery one amonge the children of Israel maye enioye his fathers enheritaunce,
Geneva Bible (1560)
And euery daughter that possesseth any inheritance of the tribes of the children of Israel, shalbe wife vnto one of the familie of the tribe of her father: that the children of Israel may enioye euery man the inheritance of their fathers.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And euery daughter that possesseth any inheritaunce in any tribe of the chyldre of Israel, shalbe wyfe vnto one of the kinred of the tribe of her father, that the chyldren of Israel may enioy euery man the inheritaunce of his father.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Every daughter, who 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 possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And every daughter possessing an inheritance, of the tribes of the sons of Israel, is to one of the family of the tribe of her father for a wife, so that the sons of Israel possess each the inheritance of his fathers,
American Standard Version (1901)
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
American Standard Version (1901)
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And every daughter owning property in any tribe of the children of Israel is to be married to one of the family of her father's tribe, so that every man of the children of Israel may keep the heritage of his fathers.
World English Bible (2000)
Every daughter who 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 possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
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 may retain the inheritance of his fathers.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Chr 23:22 : 22 Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Num 36:6-72 verses84%
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.'
7 '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.'
- Num 36:9-124 verses83%
9 'No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each Israelite tribe is to retain its inheritance.'
10 The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses.
11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married their cousins.
12 They 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.
- Num 36:2-43 verses82%
2 They 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.'
- Num 27:7-115 verses79%
7 The 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.
8 Speak to the Israelites and say: If a man dies and has no son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
11 If 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.
- Exod 21:9-102 verses73%
9 If he designates her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter.
10 If he takes another wife, he must not diminish her food, clothing, or marital rights.
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12 So now, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek their peace or prosperity forever, so that you may be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it to your children as an inheritance forever.
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16 If he annuls them after he hears of them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing.
- Deut 25:5-62 verses72%
5 If brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.
6 The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out of Israel.
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38 Instead, you must go to my father's household and to my family to take a wife for my son.'
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3 Do not intermarry with them: do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
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7 'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'
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24 At that time, the Israelites departed from there, each man to his tribe and family. They returned to their inheritance.
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6 For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.
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15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job's daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.
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6 They took the daughters of these peoples as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to the sons of these peoples, and worshiped their gods.
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16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves; we will dwell among you and become one people.
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6 Take wives and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage so they may have sons and daughters. Multiply there, and do not decrease.
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22 'When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will say to them, "Do us a favor by allowing them to have these wives, for we did not obtain wives for them during the battle. And you did not give your daughters to them, so you are not guilty of breaking your oath."'
- Judg 21:17-182 verses70%
17 They said, 'The inheritance of the survivors of Benjamin must be preserved, so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.'
18 'But we cannot give them wives from our own daughters, for we have sworn with a curse that anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin will be cursed.'
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9 Make marriages with us: give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.
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4 They 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.
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22 They must not marry widows or divorced women, but only virgins of Israelite descent or widows who were married to priests.
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8 They shall share equally in their meals, regardless of the income from their family possessions.
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4 Why should our father’s name be removed from among his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.
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22 You 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.
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13 But if a priest's daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, has no children, and returns to her father's house as she was in her youth, she may eat her father's food again. But no outsider may eat of it.
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54 You 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.
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14 All the remaining families, each family by itself, and their wives by themselves.
- Lev 21:13-142 verses69%
13 He must marry a woman who is a virgin.
14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.
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18 They included the registration of all their dependents—their wives, their sons, and their daughters—throughout the entire congregation, as they sanctified themselves in faithfulness and holiness.
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38 So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.
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18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.
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16 And when you take some of their daughters as wives for your sons, their daughters will lead your sons to prostitute themselves to their gods.
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30 joined together with their relatives and nobles, committing themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God, given through Moses, the servant of God, and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord.
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25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.