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class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Just as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Just as Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Even as Jehovah commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Zelophehad's daughters did as the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Zelophehad's daughters did just what the LORD had commanded Moses <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As the LORD had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of Zelophehad did as Yahweh commanded Moses: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As YHWH has commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad have done,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As Jehovah hath commanded Moses, so have the daughters of Zelophehad done,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As Jehovah commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As they were separated by the Lord. And the daughters of Salphaad did as was commanded: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the daughters of Zelophehad acted according to what was ordered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The daughters of Zelophehad did exactly as the LORD commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD had commanded Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And as LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe, thus the daughters of Tsalphkhad did:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As the Lord commanded Moses, so did they to the daughters of Salpaad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/36-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=11131" 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">9</span>No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">So the daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/6765.htm" title="6765: ṣə·lā·p̄ə·ḥāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- A man of Manasseh. From the same as Tsalaph and 'echad; Tselophchad, an Israelite.">of Zelophehad</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had commanded</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/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/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.…<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="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a></span><br />and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-2</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.<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="/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/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a></span><br />So you are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-6</a></span><br />When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.<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/22-24.htm">Matthew 22:24</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-19.htm">Mark 12:19</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Luke 20:28</a></span><br />“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.<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/11-8.htm">1 Corinthians 11:8-9</a></span><br />For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. / Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-42.htm">Exodus 39:42,43</a></b></br> According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/24-23.htm">Leviticus 24:23</a></b></br> And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">2 Chronicles 30:12</a></b></br> Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/numbers/36-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/36-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Zelophehad</a> <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Zeloph'ehad</a> <a href="/numbers/36-6.htm">Zelophehad's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Zelophehad</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Zeloph'ehad</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Zelophehad's</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 />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the daughters of Zelophehad</b><br>The daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They were from the tribe of Manasseh, one of the tribes of Israel. Their story is significant because it highlights the issue of inheritance rights for women in ancient Israel. In a patriarchal society, inheritance typically passed through male descendants. However, Zelophehad had no sons, prompting his daughters to appeal for their right to inherit their father's land. This event is a pivotal moment in biblical history, showcasing God's justice and provision for all His people, regardless of gender.<p><b>did as the LORD had commanded Moses.</b><br>This phrase underscores the obedience of the daughters to God's command, as relayed through Moses. It reflects the importance of following divine instructions and the role of Moses as a mediator between God and the Israelites. The command given to Moses, which allowed the daughters to inherit, was a direct response to their plea and was later codified into Israelite law, ensuring that women in similar situations could inherit property. This obedience also highlights the broader theme of faithfulness to God's word, a recurring motif throughout the Bible. The daughters' actions can be seen as a type of Christ's obedience to the Father, fulfilling God's will perfectly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_zelophehad.htm">Daughters of Zelophehad</a></b><br>These were the five daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah—who approached Moses to claim their inheritance rights in the absence of a male heir.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zelophehad.htm">Zelophehad</a></b><br>A member of the tribe of Manasseh who died without male heirs, prompting his daughters to seek an inheritance among their father's brothers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received and communicated God's laws and commands, including the ruling on the daughters' inheritance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel who provided the law and guidance to Moses and the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribe_of_manasseh.htm">Tribe of Manasseh</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, to which Zelophehad and his daughters belonged.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a></b><br>The daughters of Zelophehad exemplify obedience by following God's command through Moses. This teaches us the importance of adhering to God's instructions in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_fairness.htm">God's Justice and Fairness</a></b><br>God's ruling in favor of the daughters highlights His justice and fairness, ensuring that everyone receives their due inheritance. We can trust in God's equitable nature in our own circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_to_seek_justice.htm">Courage to Seek Justice</a></b><br>The daughters' boldness in approaching Moses serves as an example of courage in seeking justice. We are encouraged to stand up for what is right, even when it challenges societal norms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a></b><br>This passage underscores the significant role women play in God's plan, reminding us of the value and contributions of women in the faith community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The fulfillment of the daughters' inheritance is a testament to God's faithfulness. We are reminded to have faith in God's promises, knowing He will fulfill them in His time.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_outside_bible_for_num_36_rules.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence outside the Bible to confirm or corroborate these specific inheritance rules in Numbers 36?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_num_36_6-9_align_with_past_inter-tribal_marriages.htm">How does Numbers 36:6-9 align with earlier accounts of inter-tribal marriages that appear unregulated or unrestricted?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_inheritance_rules_change.htm">Numbers 27:1-11 compared to Deuteronomy 21:15-17: Why do inheritance rules seem to evolve, potentially contradicting the idea of unchanging divine law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_inheritance.htm">What does the Bible say about inheritance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/36-10.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 the daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zelophehad</span><br /><span class="heb">צְלָפְחָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·lā·p̄ə·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6765.htm">Strong's 6765: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zelophehad -- a man of Manasseh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - 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">Moses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֑ה</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/36-10.htm">Numbers 36:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/36-10.htm">OT Law: Numbers 36:10 Even as Yahweh commanded Moses so did (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/36-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 36:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 36:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/36-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 36:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 36:11" /></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>