KJV ORIGINAL
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah—the daughters of Zelophehad—married their cousins (their father's nephews).
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse tells us that Zelophehad's five daughters married within their own family clan to keep their inheritance in the tribe.
📚 Historical Context
This follows the landmark case where Zelophehad's daughters successfully petitioned Moses for the right to inherit their father's land since he had no sons. To prevent tribal land from being transferred to other tribes through marriage, God instructed that women who inherited land must marry within their father's tribe.
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