Numbers 36:12
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.
Numbers 36:12 in other translations
| BSB | They married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan. |
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| WEB | They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph. Their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | to men of the families of the sons of Manasseh, son of Joseph, they have been for wives, and their inheritance is with the tribe of the family of their father. |
| DARBY | To those that were of the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph were they married; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. |
| BBE | And were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and their property was kept in the tribe of their father's family |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Numbers 36:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 36:5-12
5-12. Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord--The plea appeared just and reasonable; and, accordingly an enactment was made by which the daughters of Zelophehad, while left to the free choice of their husbands, were restricted to marry not only within their own tribe, but within the family of their father's tribe--that is, one of their cousins. This restriction, however, was imposed…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 36:5-12
Those who consult the oracles of God, concerning the making of their heavenly inheritance sure, shall not only be directed what to do, but their inquiries shall be graciously accepted. God would not have one tribe enriched at the expense of another. Each tribe was to keep to its own inheritance. The daughters of Zelophehad submitted to this appointment. How could they fail to marry well, when God himself directed…
Numbers 36:12 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 36:11
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
- Numbers 36:12
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.
- Numbers 36:13
These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Numbers 36:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De la familia de los hijos de Manasés, hijo de José, fueron mujeres; y la heredad de ellas quedó en la tribu de la familia de su padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elles furent mariées à ceux qui étaient des familles des fils de Manassé, fils de Joseph; et leur héritage resta dans la tribu de la famille de leur père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Männern aus den Geschlechtern der Kinder Manasse, des Sohnes Josephs, wurden sie zu Weibern. Und so verblieb ihr Erbteil bei dem Stamme des Geschlechts ihres Vaters. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | de familia Manasse, qui fuit filius Joseph: et possessio, quæ illis fuerat attributa, mansit in tribu et familia patris earum. |