Numbers 36:9

Verse

No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

And no property will be handed from one tribe to another, but every tribe of the children of Israel will keep its heritage.

Free Bible Version

No land allocation may be passed from one tribe to another, for each Israelite tribe must hold onto its own allocation.”

King James (Authorized) Version

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

One Unity Resource Bible

So shall no inheritance move from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel [God prevails] shall each keep his own inheritance.’” (Maftir ·Conclusion·)

Translation for Translators

The land must not be passed from one tribe to another tribe. Each Israeli tribe must keep the land that it received from its ancestors.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

No share may change hands from one tribe to another. Everyone of the tribes of the people of Israel must keep his own inheritance.”

Noah Webster Bible

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

World English Bible

So shall no inheritance move from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall each keep his own inheritance.’”

Young's Literal Translation

and the inheritance doth not turn round from [one] tribe to another tribe; for each to his inheritance do they cleave, the tribes of the sons of Israel.'

Context

Zelophehad’s Daughters Marry

⁸Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers.⁹No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”

Summary

In Numbers 36:9, Moses gives a command from the Lord regarding the inheritance of land among the tribes of Israel. He instructs that the daughters of Zelophehad must marry within their own tribe to ensure that the land they inherit remains within their ancestral tribe. This directive was to prevent the transfer of land from one tribe to another, maintaining the integrity and inheritance rights of each tribe as designated by God. It underscores the importance of honoring God's established order and respecting the boundaries He has set in place for His people.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another,.... Which was one end of the year of jubilee, but that did not sufficiently secure it without this law, as this case shows: but everyone of the tribes of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance; the chief view of which was, that it might clearly appear of what tribe and family the Messiah sprang when he came.

Numbers 36:9

Zelophehad’s Daughters Marry

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Berean Standard Bible

No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

And no property will be handed from one tribe to another, but every tribe of the children of Israel will keep its heritage.

Free Bible Version

No land allocation may be passed from one tribe to another, for each Israelite tribe must hold onto its own allocation.”

King James (Authorized) Version

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

One Unity Resource Bible

So shall no inheritance move from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel [God prevails] shall each keep his own inheritance.’” (Maftir ·Conclusion·)

Translation for Translators

The land must not be passed from one tribe to another tribe. Each Israeli tribe must keep the land that it received from its ancestors.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

No share may change hands from one tribe to another. Everyone of the tribes of the people of Israel must keep his own inheritance.”

Noah Webster Bible

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

World English Bible

So shall no inheritance move from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall each keep his own inheritance.’”

Young's Literal Translation

and the inheritance doth not turn round from [one] tribe to another tribe; for each to his inheritance do they cleave, the tribes of the sons of Israel.'