Study it in the app“But Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.”
But Zelophehadוְלִצְלָפְחָדsonבֶּןof Hepher,חֵפֶרsonבֶּןof Gilead,גִּלְעָדsonבֶּןof Machir,מָכִירsonבֶּןof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהhadהָיוּ לוֹnoלֹאsons,בָּנִיםbutכִּי אִםdaughters;בָּנוֹתand theseוְאֵלֶּהarethe namesשְׁמוֹתof his daughters:בְּנֹתָיוMahlah,מַחְלָהNoah,וְנֹעָהHoglah,חָגְלָהMilcah,מִלְכָּהand Tirzah.וְתִרְצָה
Zelophehad
Zelophehad, a man of the tribe of Manasseh who died without sons; his five daughters asked for and received his inheritance.
Where else “tselafchad” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsHepher
Hepher, a descendant of Gilead, of the tribe of Manasseh, and father of Zelophehad; also the name of other men and of a place.
Where else “chefer” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsMachir
Machir, the name of two men: the son of Manasseh, father of Gilead, and the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, who took in Mephibosheth and later helped David.
Where else “machir” appearsManasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “banot” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appearsMahlah
Mahlah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad.
Where else “machla” appearsNoah
Noah (in Hebrew Noa, different from the Noah of the flood), one of the five daughters of Zelophehad. The name means "movement."
Where else “noa” appearsHoglah
Hoglah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad. The name perhaps means "partridge."
Where else “chagla” appearsMilcah
Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abram's brother; also a daughter of Zelophehad.
Where else “milka” appearsTirzah
Tirzah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad; also a city of Canaan. The name means "delight."
Where else “tirtsa” appearsGilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
2And the allotment was for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, for the sons of Helek, for the sons of Asriel, for the sons of Shechem, for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida. These are the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, the males, according to their families.
3 · This verse (above)
4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, “YHWH commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So he gave them, according to the command of YHWH, an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
