Numbers 36
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּand they drew nearרָאשֵׁ֣יthe leaders ofהָֽאָב֗וֹתthe fathersלְמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתof the clan ofבְּנֵֽי־the descendants ofגִלְעָד֙Gileadבֶּן־the son ofמָכִ֣ירMakirבֶּן־the son ofמְנַשֶּׁ֔הManassehמִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖תfrom the clans ofבְּנֵ֣יthe descendants ofיוֹסֵ֑ףJosephוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּand they spokeלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesוְלִפְנֵ֣יand to beforeהַנְּשִׂאִ֔יםthe leadersרָאשֵׁ֥יheads ofאָב֖וֹתfathersלִבְנֵ֥יof the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidאֶת־obj.אֲדֹנִי֙lord myצִוָּ֣הhe commandedיְהוָ֔הYahwehלָתֵ֨תto giveאֶת־obj.הָאָ֧רֶץthe landבְּנַחֲלָ֛הin an inheritanceבְּגוֹרָ֖לby lotלִבְנֵ֣יto the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַֽאדֹנִי֙and lord myצֻוָּ֣הhe was commandedבַֽיהוָ֔הby Yahwehלָתֵ֗תto giveאֶֽת־obj.נַחֲלַ֛תthe inheritance ofצְלָפְחָ֥דZelophehadאָחִ֖ינוּbrother ourלִבְנֹתָֽיו׃to daughters his
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וְ֠הָיוּand they will belongלְאֶחָ֞דto oneמִבְּנֵ֨יof the sons ofשִׁבְטֵ֥יthe tribes ofבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Israelלְנָשִׁים֒to wivesוְנִגְרְעָ֤הand it will be withdrawnנַחֲלָתָן֙inheritance theirמִנַּחֲלַ֣תfrom the inheritance ofאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּancestors ourוְנוֹסַ֕ףand it will be addedעַ֚לtoנַחֲלַ֣תthe inheritance ofהַמַּטֶּ֔הthe tribeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichתִּהְיֶ֖ינָהthey will belongלָהֶ֑םto the themוּמִגֹּרַ֥לand from the lot ofנַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּinheritance ourיִגָּרֵֽעַ׃it will be withdrawn
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וְאִם־and ifיִהְיֶ֣הit will comeהַיֹּבֵל֮the jubileeלִבְנֵ֣יof the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelוְנֽוֹסְפָה֙and it will be addedנַחֲלָתָ֔ןinheritance theirעַ֚לtoנַחֲלַ֣תthe inheritance ofהַמַּטֶּ֔הthe tribeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichתִּהְיֶ֖ינָהthey will belongלָהֶ֑םto the themוּמִֽנַּחֲלַת֙and from the inheritance ofמַטֵּ֣הthe tribe ofאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּancestors ourיִגָּרַ֖עit will be withdrawnנַחֲלָתָֽן׃inheritance their
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זֶ֣הthisהַדָּבָ֞רis the wordאֲשֶׁר־whichצִוָּ֣הhe has commandedיְהוָ֗הYahwehלִבְנ֤וֹתof the daughters ofצְלָפְחָד֙Zelophehadלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלַטּ֥וֹבto the goodבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֖םin view theirתִּהְיֶ֣ינָהthey will belongלְנָשִׁ֑יםto wivesאַ֗ךְonlyלְמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתto the clan ofמַטֵּ֥הthe tribe ofאֲבִיהֶ֖םancestor theirתִּהְיֶ֥ינָהthey will belongלְנָשִֽׁים׃to wives
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וְכָל־and everyבַּ֞תdaughterיֹרֶ֣שֶׁתwho possessesנַחֲלָ֗הan inheritanceמִמַּטּוֹת֮from the tribes ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelלְאֶחָ֗דto oneמִמִּשְׁפַּ֛חַתof the clan ofמַטֵּ֥הthe tribe ofאָבִ֖יהָfather herתִּהְיֶ֣הshe will belongלְאִשָּׁ֑הto a wifeלְמַ֗עַןso thatיִֽירְשׁוּ֙they may possessבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאִ֖ישׁeveryoneנַחֲלַ֥תthe inheritance ofאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ancestors his
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