The Meaning of Numbers 36:3 Explained

Numbers 36:3

KJV: And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

YLT: And -- they have been to one of the sons of the other tribes of the sons of Israel for wives, and their inheritance hath been withdrawn from the inheritance of our fathers, and hath been added to the inheritance of the tribe which is theirs, and from the lot of our inheritance it is withdrawn,

Darby: Now if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall belong; and it shall be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

ASV: And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if they be married  to any  of the sons  of the [other] tribes  of the children  of Israel,  then shall their inheritance  be taken  from the inheritance  of our fathers,  and shall be put  to the inheritance  of the tribe  whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken  from the lot  of our inheritance. 

What does Numbers 36:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 36

1  The inheritance of daughters is remedied by marrying in their own tribes
7  Lest the inheritance should be removed from the tribe
10  The daughters of Zelophehad marry their father's brothers' sons

What do the individual words in Numbers 36:3 mean?

And if they are married to one of the sons of the [other] tribes of the sons of Israel woman then will be taken their inheritance from the inheritance of our fathers and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry to so from the lot of our inheritance it will be taken
וְ֠הָיוּ לְאֶחָ֞ד מִבְּנֵ֨י שִׁבְטֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לְנָשִׁים֒ וְנִגְרְעָ֤ה נַחֲלָתָן֙ מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ וְנוֹסַ֕ף עַ֚ל נַחֲלַ֣ת הַמַּטֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה לָהֶ֑ם וּמִגֹּרַ֥ל נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ יִגָּרֵֽעַ

וְ֠הָיוּ  And  if  they  are  married 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְאֶחָ֞ד  to  one 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מִבְּנֵ֨י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שִׁבְטֵ֥י  of  the  [other]  tribes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
בְנֵֽי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֮  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְנָשִׁים֒  woman 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
וְנִגְרְעָ֤ה  then  will  be  taken 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: גָּרַע 
Sense: to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip.
נַחֲלָתָן֙  their  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine plural
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת  from  the  inheritance 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ  of  our  fathers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְנוֹסַ֕ף  and  it  will  be  added 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
נַחֲלַ֣ת  the  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
הַמַּטֶּ֔ה  of  the  tribe 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  into  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה  they  marry 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
וּמִגֹּרַ֥ל  so  from  the  lot 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גֹּורָל  
Sense: lot.
נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ  of  our  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common plural
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
יִגָּרֵֽעַ  it  will  be  taken 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּרַע 
Sense: to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip.

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