Numbers 36:8

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    '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.'

  • 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.

  • 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 And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters: and their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them.

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    6 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.

    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.

  • Num 36:9-12
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    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.

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    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.

  • Num 27:7-11
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    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.

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    71%

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    17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for those who escaped from Benjamin, that a tribe not be destroyed out of Israel.

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