Numbers 36:7
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So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
In other translations
So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
Hebrew words
וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תִסֹּבtisoit will go aboutH5437נַחֲלָהnachalahan inheritanceH5159לִבְנֵיlivneiof [the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478מִמַּטֶּהmimatehfrom tribeH4294אֶל־'el-toH413מַטֶּהmatehtribeH4294כִּיkiforH3588אִישׁ'isheveryoneH376בְּנַחֲלַתbenachalaton [the] inheritance ofH5159מַטֵּהmateh[the] tribe ofH4294אֲבֹתָיו'avotavancestors hisH1יִדְבְּקוּyidbekuthey will holdH1692בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵל׃yisra'elIsraelH3478
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Kings 21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
- Numbers 36:9Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”
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