The Meaning of Numbers 36:6 Explained

Numbers 36:6

KJV: This is the thing which the LORD doth 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.

YLT: this is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, To those good in their eyes let them be for wives; only, to a family of the tribe of their fathers let them be for wives;

Darby: This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry whom they please; only they shall marry one of the tribe of their father,

ASV: This is the thing which Jehovah doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

This [is] the thing  which the LORD  doth 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. 

What does Numbers 36:6 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 36:6 mean?

This [is] the thing that commands Yahweh concerning the daughters of Zelophehad saying best whom they think best let them marry - but only within the family of tribe of their father they may become married
זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה לִבְנ֤וֹת צְלָפְחָד֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לְנָשִׁ֑ים אַ֗ךְ לְמִשְׁפַּ֛חַת מַטֵּ֥ה אֲבִיהֶ֖ם תִּהְיֶ֥ינָה לְנָשִֽׁים

זֶ֣ה  This  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
הַדָּבָ֞ר  the  thing 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
אֲשֶׁר־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
צִוָּ֣ה  commands 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
יְהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לִבְנ֤וֹת  concerning  the  daughters 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
צְלָפְחָד֙  of  Zelophehad 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צְלָפְחָד  
Sense: a Manassite, son of Hepher and grandson of Gilead; came out of Egypt with Moses and died in the wilderness leaving only five daughters as heirs; their right to the inheritance was confirmed by divine direction.
לֵאמֹ֔ר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לַטּ֥וֹב  best 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם  whom  they  think  best 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, third person masculine plural
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה  let  them  marry 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְנָשִׁ֑ים    - 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
אַ֗ךְ  but  only 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַךְ  
Sense: indeed, surely (emphatic).
לְמִשְׁפַּ֛חַת  within  the  family 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
מַטֵּ֥ה  of  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אֲבִיהֶ֖ם  of  their  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
תִּהְיֶ֥ינָה  they  may  become 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְנָשִֽׁים  married 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.

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