The Meaning of Numbers 36:7 Explained

Numbers 36:7

KJV: So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

YLT: and the inheritance of the sons of Israel doth not turn round from tribe unto tribe; for each to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers, do the sons of Israel cleave.

Darby: that no inheritance of the children of Israel pass from tribe to tribe; for every one of the children of Israel shall keep to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

ASV: So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So shall not the inheritance  of the children  of Israel  remove  from tribe  to tribe:  for every one  of the children  of Israel  shall keep  himself to the inheritance  of the tribe  of his fathers. 

What does Numbers 36:7 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 36:7 mean?

So not shall change hands the inheritance of the sons of Israel from tribe to tribe for every one of the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers Shall keep the sons of Israel
וְלֹֽא־ תִסֹּ֤ב נַחֲלָה֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִמַּטֶּ֖ה אֶל־ מַטֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י אִ֗ישׁ בְּנַחֲלַת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה אֲבֹתָ֔יו יִדְבְּק֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וְלֹֽא־  So  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִסֹּ֤ב  shall  change  hands 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: סָבַב  
Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
נַחֲלָה֙  the  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
לִבְנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  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.
מִמַּטֶּ֖ה  from  tribe 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
מַטֶּ֑ה  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אִ֗ישׁ  every  one 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בְּנַחֲלַת֙  of  the  inheritance 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
מַטֵּ֣ה  of  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אֲבֹתָ֔יו  of  his  fathers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
יִדְבְּק֖וּ  Shall  keep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּבַק  
Sense: to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch.
בְּנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  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.

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