Numbers 36:10

Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
commanded	צִוָּ֥ה tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
did	עָשׂ֖וּ 'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
daughters	בְּנ֥וֹת be.Not	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct
Zelophehad	צְלָפְחָֽד tze.la.fe.Chad	H6765	Tselophchad · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 39:42-43 According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.
Leviticus 24:23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And…
2 Chronicles 30:12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 36:5–end

Here is, I. The matter settled by express order from God between the daughters of Zelophehad and the rest of the tribe of Manasseh. The petition is assented to, and care taken to prevent the inconvenience feared: The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well, Num 36:5. Thus those that consult the oracles of God concerning the making of their heavenly inheritance sure shall not only be directed what to do, but their enquiries shall be graciously accepted, and they shall have not only their well done, but their well said, good and faithful servant. Now the matter is thus accommodated: these heiresses must be obliged to marry, not only within their own tribe of Manasseh, but within the particu…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 36:5

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 only on those who were heiresses. The law was not applicable to daughters in different circumstances (Ch1 23:22) --for they might marry into another tribe; but if they did so, they were liable to forfeit their patrimonial inheritance, which, on the death of their father or brothers, we…

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Adam Clarke on Numbers 36:8

Every daughter that possesseth an inheritance - This law affected none but heiresses; all others were at liberty to marry into any of the other tribes. The priests and Levites, who could have no inheritance, were exempt from the operation of this law. Jehoiada had the king of Judah's daughter to wife, Ch2 22:11. And another priest had for wife one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, Ezr 2:61. "By reason of such marriages," says Mr. Ainsworth, "there might be kindred between Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, who was of the daughters of Aaron, and Mary the virgin, the mother of our Lord, who was of the lineage of David, and tribe of Judah;" Luk 1:5, Luk 1:36; Luk 3:23-31.

Dictionary and topics

Zelophehad — First-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness. Having left no sons, his daughters, concerned lest their father’s name should be “done away from among his…
Land · Unmarried woman’s rights in — Unmarried woman’s rights in
Marriage · The Jews: Often contracted, in their own tribe — The Jews: Often contracted, in their own tribe
Milcah · .Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of — .Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 36:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 36:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 36:5

Adam Clarke on Numbers 36:8

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 36:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 36:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 36:5

Adam Clarke on Numbers 36:8

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Numbers 36:10

John Calvin on Numbers 36:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 36:10-12