Numbers 36:8

“And 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.”

Numbers 36:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 36:8, word by word

daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
who possessesיֹרֶשֶׁתyoreshet

inherit

To receive a land or goods as an inheritance, from fathers to sons.

Where else “yoreshet” appears
an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachala” appears
from the tribesמַּטּוֹתmatot

tribe

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

Where else “matot” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” 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
shall becomeתִּהְיֶהtihye

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “tihye” appears
wifeאִשָּׁהisha

wife

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

Where else “isha” appears
to oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
of the familyמִּשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpachat” appears
of her fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
eachאִישׁish

each

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

Where else “ish” appears

The context

7So 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.

8 · This verse (above)

9So the inheritance shall not pass from tribe to another tribe, for the tribes of the sons of Israel shall hold fast, each to his own inheritance.”

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