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.
This is what the LORD commands about Zelophehad's daughters: Let them marry whoever they want, but they must marry someone from their father's tribe.
God is giving Zelophehad's daughters freedom to choose their husbands, but with the condition that they marry within their own tribe to preserve family inheritance.
📚 Historical Context
This command concludes the case of Zelophehad's daughters, who had earlier petitioned Moses for the right to inherit their father's land since he had no sons. The restriction to marry within their tribe was necessary to prevent tribal lands from being transferred to other tribes through marriage, maintaining the God-given boundaries of each tribe's inheritance in the Promised Land.
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