Numbers 36:7

“So the inheritance of the sons of Israel shall not pass from tribe to tribe, for the sons of Israel shall hold fast, each to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.”

Numbers 36:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 36:7, word by word

So the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachala” 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
passתִסֹּבtisov

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

Where else “tisov” appears
from tribeמַּטֶּהmate

tribe

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

Where else “mate” appears
shall hold fastיִדְבְּקוּyidbku

cling

To stay close to someone, like YHWH.

Where else “yidbku” appears
eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
of his fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avotay” appears

The context

6This is the thing that YHWH has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: Let them become the wives of whoever is good in their eyes; only within the family of the tribe of their father shall they become wives.

7 · This verse (above)

8And every daughter who possesses an inheritance from the tribes of the sons of Israel shall become wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that the sons of Israel may possess, each, the inheritance of his fathers.

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