Numbers 36:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry whom they think best; only within the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    '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.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    This is the thing{H1697} which Jehovah{H3068} doth command{H6680} concerning the daughters{H1323} of Zelophehad,{H6765} saying,{H559} Let them be married{H802} to whom they think{H5869} best;{H2896} only into the family{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of their father{H1} shall they be married.{H802}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    This is the thing{H1697} which the LORD{H3068} doth command{H6680}{(H8765)} concerning the daughters{H1323} of Zelophehad{H6765}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let them marry{H802} to whom they think{H5869} best{H2896}; only to the family{H4940} of the tribe{H4294} of their father{H1} shall they marry{H802}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    This therfore doeth the Lorde commaude the doughters of Zelaphead sayenge: let them be wyues to whom they the silfe thynke best but in the kynred of the trybe of their father shall they marye

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This is it that ye LORDE commaundeth the doughters of Zelaphead, and sayeth: Let them mary as they like best, onely that they mary in ye kynred of the trybe of their father,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    This is the thing that the Lorde hath commaunded, concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, They shall be wiues, to whome they thinke best, onely to the familie of the tribe of their father shall they marry:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This therefore doth the Lorde commaunde the daughters of Zelaphead, saying: Let them be wyues, to whom they them selues thinke best: only to the familie of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    This [is] the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    This is the thing which Yahweh does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    this `is' the thing which Jehovah hath commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, To those good in their eyes let them be for wives; only, to a family of the tribe of their fathers let them be for wives;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    This is the thing which Jehovah doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    This is the thing which Jehovah doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    This is the order of the Lord about the daughters of Zelophehad: The Lord says, Let them take as their husbands whoever is most pleasing to them, but only among the family of their father's tribe.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    This is the thing which Yahweh does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    This is what the LORD has commanded for Zelophehad’s daughters:‘Let them marry whomever they think best, only they must marry within the family of their father’s tribe.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:57-58 : 57 So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally." 58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."
  • Num 36:12 : 12 And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
  • 2 Cor 6:14 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

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    85%

    7 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.

    8 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.

    9 Thus the inheritance shall not transfer from one tribe to another tribe; but each tribe of the children of Israel shall keep to its own inheritance.

    10 As the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:

    11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father's brothers' sons.

    12 And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.

  • Num 36:1-5
    5 verses
    83%

    1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:

    2 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.

    3 And if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are received; thus it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

    4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are received; so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

    5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph has spoken well.

  • Num 27:6-11
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    80%

    6 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak rightly: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

    8 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.

    9 And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

    10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

    11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest kinsman from his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be a statute of judgment to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Josh 17:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

    4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.

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    16 These are the statutes which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house.

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    73%

    1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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    72%

    33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

  • Deut 7:3
    71%

    3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take for your son.

  • Gen 34:9
    71%

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    9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

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    70%

    36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry.

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    1 And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.

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    70%

    7 What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them our daughters as wives?

  • Judg 3:6
    70%

    6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

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    69%

    38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.'

  • Gen 34:21
    69%

    21 These men are peaceable with us, therefore let them dwell in the land and trade therein, for the land, indeed, is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters.

  • Josh 17:6
    69%

    6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

  • Matt 22:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24 Saying, Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies without having children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

    25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

  • Num 6:1
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    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 1 Cor 7:38
    69%

    38 So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

  • Deut 25:5
    69%

    5 If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside to a stranger; her husband's brother shall go to her and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

  • Josh 23:12
    68%

    12 Otherwise, if you do at all turn back, and join to the remnant of these nations, even those that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you:

  • Num 25:16
    68%

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Gen 34:16
    68%

    16 Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

  • Jer 29:6
    68%

    6 Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may have sons and daughters; that you may increase there and not diminish.

  • Ezra 9:12
    68%

    12 Now therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.

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    68%

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 34:16
    68%

    16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.

  • Num 34:13
    67%

    13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'

  • 1 Chr 7:15
    67%

    15 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

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