And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Any daughter who inherits property in any tribe of Israel must marry someone from her father's tribe, so that the Israelites can keep their family inheritances within their own tribes.
This verse establishes that women who inherit property must marry within their father's tribe to preserve family land ownership.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of Moses, the Israelites were dividing the Promised Land among the tribes as part of God's covenant with them, and a specific case arose with the daughters of Zelophehad, who inherited land since they had no brothers. The tribal leaders worried that if these women married outside their tribe, the land would transfer to another tribe, disrupting God's intended distribution. This verse addresses that concern by requiring such daughters to marry within their own tribe to preserve the inheritance.
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