Numbers 36:3

“But if they become wives to one of the sons of the tribes of the sons of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; so it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.”

Numbers 36:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 36:3, word by word

But if they becomeהָיוּhayu

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “hayu” appears
wivesנָשִׁיםnashim

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “nashim” appears
to oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “shivte” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalata” appears
will be taken awayנִגְרְעָהnigra

take away

To subtract something from an amount or a law.

Where else “nigra” appears
of our fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avote” appears
and addedנוֹסַףnosaf

add

To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.

Where else “nosaf” appears
of the tribeמַּטֶּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “mate” appears
from the lotגֹּרַלgoral

lot

Small stones cast to decide something.

Where else “goral” appears

The context

2They said, “YHWH commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the sons of Israel; and my lord was commanded by YHWH to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.

3 · This verse (above)

4And when the jubilee of the sons of Israel comes, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; and from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers their inheritance will be taken away.”

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