Numbers 36:7

“So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe, etc.] Which shows that this concerns all the tribes of Israel, though yet not fully expressed, as it is afterwards: for everyone of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers; or cleave f528 to a wife in that tribe for marriage; this word is used in the original institution of it, (<010224>Genesis 2:24) though they were not strictly obliged to marry in their own tribe; and frequently they did intermarry with other tribes, which, had it been unlawful, would not have been done, as it was by kings, and priests, and others; nor was there any danger of an inheritance…”

“The daughters of Zelophehad had obtained an ordinance Numbers 28:6-11 which permitted the daughters of an Israelite dying without male issue to inherit their father’s property. The chiefs of the Machirites, of whom Zelophehad had been one, now obtain a supplemental enactment, directing that heiresses should marry within their own tribe. Numbers 36:4 Be taken away - i. e. be permanently taken away. The jubilee year, by not restoring the estate to the tribe to which it originally belonged, would in effect confirm the alienation. Numbers 36:11 Unto their father’s brothers’ sons - Or more generally, “unto the sons of their kinsmen.” return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These…”

“for every one: That is, he shall not endeavour to obtain any part of the inheritance of another tribe by marrying an heiress. keep himself: Heb. cleave, Num 36:9; Kg1 21:3 Numbers 36:8”