Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
No inheritance should pass from one tribe to another tribe; instead, each of the tribes of Israel should keep their own inheritance within their tribe.
God is establishing that each tribe of Israel should keep their land inheritance within their own tribal boundaries and not let it pass to other tribes.
📚 Historical Context
In the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites, God had divided the Promised Land among the twelve tribes as part of His covenant promises. The leaders of the tribe of Manasseh raised a concern that if the daughters of Zelophehad, who inherited land, married men from other tribes, their inheritance would shift tribes, potentially disrupting the divinely allotted boundaries. Therefore, Moses issued this command to ensure that tribal inheritances remained intact by restricting such marriages within the same tribe.
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