But Naboth said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord is my witness, I will never give my ancestors’ inheritance to you.’
Numbers 36:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised No inheritance is to transfer from one tribe to another, because each of the Israelite tribes is to retain its inheritance.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So shall no inheritance be transferred from one tribe to another, but each of the tribes of the Israelites shall cling to its own 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. Common English Bible An inheritance of land may not be transferred from one tribe to another, for the Israelite tribes will each retain its own inheritance.” Catholic Public Domain Version and so that the tribes may not be mingled together, but may remain such as they were separated by the Lord." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And that the tribes be not mingled one with another, but remain so |
But Naboth said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord is my witness, I will never give my ancestors’ inheritance to you.’
No inheritance belonging to the Israelites is to transfer from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of his ancestral tribe.
Any daughter who possesses an inheritance from an Israelite tribe must marry someone from the clan of her ancestral tribe, so that each of the Israelites will possess the inheritance of his fathers.
Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant: If it is the Lord who has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. But if it is people, may they be cursed in the presence of the Lord, for today they have banished me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, “Go and worship other gods.”