The Meaning of Numbers 36:9 Explained

Numbers 36:9

KJV: 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.

YLT: and the inheritance doth not turn round from one tribe to another tribe; for each to his inheritance do they cleave, the tribes of the sons of Israel.'

Darby: and the inheritance shall not pass from one tribe to another tribe; for each of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep to his inheritance.

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 36:9?

MEANING: What does Numbers 36:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 36:9 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 36:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Numbers 36:9 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 36:9 mean?

Thus no shall change hands inheritance from [one] tribe to another but every its own inheritance Shall keep tribe of the sons of Israel
וְלֹֽא־ תִסֹּ֧ב נַחֲלָ֛ה מִמַּטֶּ֖ה לְמַטֶּ֣ה אַחֵ֑ר כִּי־ אִישׁ֙ בְּנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ יִדְבְּק֕וּ מַטּ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וְלֹֽא־  Thus  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִסֹּ֧ב  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.
נַחֲלָ֛ה  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
מִמַּטֶּ֖ה  from  [one]  tribe 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אַחֵ֑ר  another 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אַחֵר  
Sense: another, other, following.
אִישׁ֙  every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בְּנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ  its  own  inheritance 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
יִדְבְּק֕וּ  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.
מַטּ֖וֹת  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
בְּנֵ֥י  of  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.

What are the major concepts related to Numbers 36:9?

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