Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married cousins on their father’s side.
Numbers 36:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They married men from the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They married into the families of the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible They married into the clan of Manasseh, Joseph’s son. Their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father’s clan. Catholic Public Domain Version from the family of Manasseh, who was a son of Joseph. And the possession which had been distributed to them remained in the tribe and family of their father. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Of the family of Manasses, who was the son of Joseph. And the possession that had been allotted to them remained in the tribe and family of their father. |
Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married cousins on their father’s side.
These are the commands and ordinances the Lord commanded the Israelites through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
This is what the Lord has commanded concerning Zelophehad’s daughters: They may marry anyone they like provided they marry within a clan of their ancestral tribe.
Joseph’s descendants said to Joshua, ‘Why did you allot us only one tribal territory as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has been blessing us greatly.’