And whenוְאִםthe jubileeהַיֹּבֵלof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלcomes,יִהְיֶהtheir inheritanceנַחֲלָתָןwill be addedוְנוֹסְפָהtoעַלthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof the tribeהַמַּטֶּהto whichאֲשֶׁרthey belong;תִּהְיֶינָה לָהֶםand from the inheritanceוּמִנַּחֲלַתof the tribeמַטֵּהof our fathersאֲבֹתֵינוּtheir inheritanceנַחֲלָתָןwill be taken away.”יִגָּרַע
Numbers 36:4
Study it in the app“And 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 36:4, word by word
- the jubileeיֹּבֵלyovel
jubilee
The fiftieth year, of freedom, when each returned to his land.
Where else “yovel” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- comesיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalata” appears- will be addedנוֹסְפָהnosfa
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “nosfa” appears- of the tribeמַּטֶּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of our fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears- will be taken awayיִגָּרַעyigara
take away
To subtract something from an amount or a law.
Where else “yigara” appears
Translation note
On the jubilee, see Leviticus 25:8-13.
The context
3But 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.
4 · This verse (above)
5Moses commanded the sons of Israel at the command of YHWH, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph is speaking rightly.