Numbers 36:1-4 ▼

1 Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead (rocky region) son of Machir (sold) son of Manasseh (causing to forget), one of the clans of Joseph (YHWH has added), approached Moses (drawn out) and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families (he wrestles with God) and addressed them,

2 saying, “When the LORD {YHWH} commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites (God prevails) by lot, He also commanded him to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad (first-born) to his daughters.

3 But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel (he wrestles with God), their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away.

4 And when the Jubilee for the Israelites (God prevails) comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”