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Numbers 36:5 So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: "The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.
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International Version</a></span><br />Then at the LORD’s command Moses gave this order to the Israelites: “What the tribe of the descendants of Joseph is saying is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Moses gave the Israelites this command from the LORD: “The claim of the men of the tribe of Joseph is legitimate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the people of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, “The tribe of the people of Joseph is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying: “What the tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel in accordance with the word of the LORD, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph is right in <i>its</i> statements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph are right in their statements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph are right in <i>their</i> statements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel according to the word of Yahweh, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph are right in <i>their</i> statements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the Israelites in accordance with the word of the LORD, saying, “The statement of the tribe of the sons of Joseph is correct.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites at the word of the LORD, “What the tribe of Joseph’s descendants says is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites at the word of the LORD, “What the tribe of Joseph’s descendants says is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of Jehovah, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So Moses told the people that the LORD had said: These men from the Manasseh tribe are right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Moses gave the Israelites a command from the LORD. "The tribe of Joseph's descendants is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Moses gave the people of Israel the following command from the LORD. He said, "What the tribe of Manasseh says is right, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses issued the Israelis these orders based on what the LORD said: "The tribe of the descendants of Joseph has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses gave a ruling to the Israelites by the word of the LORD: "What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, "The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses commanded the children of Israel according to Yahweh’s word, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speak what is right. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses commands the sons of Israel by the command of YHWH, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph is speaking correctly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses commandeth the sons of Israel, by the command of Jehovah, saying, 'Rightly are the tribe of the sons of Joseph speaking;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will command the sons of Israel by the mouth of Jehovah, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph are speaking well.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Moses answered the children of Israel, and said by the command of the Lord: The tribe of the children of Joseph hath spoken rightly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moses answered the sons of Israel, and, at the instruction of the Lord, he said: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph has spoken correctly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Moses commanded the Israelites at the direction of the LORD: “The tribe of the Josephites are right in what they say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded the Israelites according to the word of the LORD, saying, “The descendants of the tribe of Joseph are right in what they are saying.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph has said well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe commanded the children of Israel from the word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH and said: “The tribe of the children of Yoseph is speaking justly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying: 'The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses charged the children of Israel by the commandment of the Lord, saying, Thus says the tribe of the children of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/36-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=11079" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/36.htm">Zelophehad's Daughters Marry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">So at</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭêh (N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">“The tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">of Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dō·ḇə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adj-ms) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">correctly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/27-1.htm">Numbers 27:1-11</a></span><br />Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached / the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said, / “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/17-3.htm">Joshua 17:3-6</a></span><br />But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. / They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD. / Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">Genesis 48:5-6</a></span><br />And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. / Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5-10</a></span><br />Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” / The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.” / Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23-28</a></span><br />The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me. / Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land. / If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-22.htm">1 Chronicles 23:22</a></span><br />Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">Ezekiel 46:16-18</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance. / But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs. / The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-23.htm">Matthew 22:23-33</a></span><br />That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. / “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Mark 12:18-27</a></span><br />Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him: / “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-27.htm">Luke 20:27-40</a></span><br />Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him. / “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a></span><br />There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></span><br />And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">1 Corinthians 15:35-58</a></span><br />But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” / You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. / And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph has said well.</p><p class="hdg">hath said well</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/27-7.htm">Numbers 27:7</a></b></br> The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-28.htm">Deuteronomy 5:28</a></b></br> And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/33-38.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/36-2.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/32-28.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/36-1.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/36-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/35-31.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/27-7.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/numbers/35-9.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/numbers/27-7.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/numbers/24-13.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/numbers/27-7.htm">Statements</a> <a href="/numbers/36-4.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/numbers/35-30.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/36-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-24.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-40.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/numbers/36-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/36-12.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/36-10.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-27.htm">Right</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-28.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-2.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-24.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Statements</a> <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/36-1.htm">The inheritance of daughters is remedied by marrying in their own tribes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/36-7.htm">Lest the inheritance should be removed from the tribe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/36-10.htm">The daughters of Zelophehad marry their father's brothers' sons</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/numbers/36.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>So at the word of the LORD</b><br />This phrase underscores the divine authority behind Moses' actions. The Hebrew term for "word" is "דָּבָר" (dabar), which signifies not just a spoken word but a matter or thing decreed. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a king's word was law, and here, the ultimate King, the LORD, speaks. This highlights the importance of divine guidance in decision-making, reminding believers that God's word is the ultimate authority and should be sought in all matters.<p><b>Moses commanded the Israelites</b><br />Moses, as the leader appointed by God, acts as the intermediary between God and His people. The Hebrew root for "commanded" is "צָוָה" (tsavah), which implies a directive given with authority. Historically, Moses' role was not just as a leader but as a prophet who conveyed God's will. This reflects the structure of leadership within the community of faith, where leaders are expected to act according to God's instructions, ensuring that their guidance aligns with divine principles.<p><b>The tribe of the descendants of Joseph</b><br />This phrase refers specifically to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph. Joseph's legacy is significant in Israel's history, as he was a key figure in the survival of the Israelites during the famine in Egypt. The mention of Joseph's descendants here is a reminder of God's faithfulness to His promises, as Joseph's lineage was blessed and multiplied. It also emphasizes the importance of heritage and the continuation of God's covenant through generations.<p><b>is right</b><br />The Hebrew word for "right" is "כֵּן" (ken), which means correct or just. This affirmation by Moses, under God's direction, validates the concerns of the tribe of Joseph regarding inheritance laws. It highlights the justice and fairness inherent in God's laws, ensuring that the rights and concerns of all tribes are addressed. This serves as an inspiration for believers to seek justice and fairness in their own communities, trusting that God's ways are always righteous and equitable.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord.--</span>In regard to the application made by the daughters of Zelophehad to Moses and Eleazar and the princes, it is said that "Moses brought their cause before the Lord" (<a href="/numbers/27-5.htm" title="And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.">Numbers 27:5</a>). In the present case there is no express declaration made to the same effect; but there can be no doubt that the statement contained in this verse, that Moses commanded the children of Israel "according to the word of the Lord," and that contained in <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm" title="This is the thing which the LORD does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.">Numbers 36:6</a>, "This is the thing which the Lord doth command," imply that Moses had committed this cause also to the Lord, and that he had received direction from Him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tribe of the sons of Joseph.</span> "The tribe (<span class="accented">matteh</span>) of the Beni-Joseph." There were two, or rather in effect three, tribes of the Beni-Joseph; Moses referred, of course, to the one which had come before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/36-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֤ו</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites:</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaks</span><br /><span class="heb">דֹּבְרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(dō·ḇə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">correctly.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/36-5.htm">OT Law: Numbers 36:5 Moses commanded the children of Israel according (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/36-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 36:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 36:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/36-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 36:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 36:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>