Numbers 36:4

Easy To Read Version

{People might sell their land. But} in the Jubilee year, [393] all of the land is returned to the family group that really owns it. At that time, who will get the land that belongs to Zelophehad’s daughters? Will our family lose that land forever?”

Cross References

Isaiah 61:2

God sent me to announce the time when the Lord will show his kindness. God sent me to announce the time when our God will punish evil people. God sent me to comfort sad people.

Leviticus 25:23

“The land really belongs to me. So you can’t really sell it permanently. You are only foreigners and travelers living {on my land} with me.

Leviticus 25:8

“You will also count seven groups of seven years. This will be 49 years. During that time, there will be seven years of rest for the land.

Numbers 36:3

Maybe a man from one of the other family groups will marry one of Zelophehad’s daughters. Will that land leave our family? Will the people of that other family group get that land? Will we lose the land that we got by throwing lots?

Numbers 36:5

Moses gave this command to the people of Israel. This command was from the Lord. “These men from Joseph’s family group are right!