And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
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Interpretation
The heads of the tribe of Manasseh represent the evil which might follow, if the daughters of Zelophehad should marry into any other tribes. They sought to preserve the Divine appointment of inheritances, and that contests and quarrels should not rise among those who should come afterwards.
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This thought runs through Numbers 36:1-4.
Glossary
- Zelophehad Tribe
- First-born, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of the family of Gilead; died in the wilderness.