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6 An ordre for the mariage of the daughters of Zelophehád 7 The inheritance colde not be giuen from one tribe to another.

1.^a THen ^* the chief fathers of the familie of the ſonnes of Gileád, the ſonne of Machir the ſonne of Manaſſéh, of the families of the ſonnes of Ioſéph, came, and ſpake before Moſés, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Iſraél,

2.And ſaid, ^* The Lord commanded ^b my lord to giue the land to inherite by lot to the children of Iſraél: and my lord was commanded by the Lord, to giue the inheritance of Zelophehád our brother vnto his daughters.

3.If they be married to anie of the ſonnes of the other tribes of the children of Iſraél then ſhal their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, & ſhal be put vnto the inheritance of the tribe whereof they ſhalbe. ſo ſhal it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.

4.Alſo when the ^c Iubile of the children of Iſraél commeth, then ſhal their inheritance be put vnto the inheritance of the tribe whereof they ſhalbe: ſo ſhal their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

5.Then Moſés commanded the children of Iſraél, according to the worde of the Lord, ſaying, The tribe of the ſonnes of Ioſéph haue ſayd ^d wel.

6.This is the thing that the Lord hathe commanded, concerning the daughters of Zelophehád, ſaying, They ſhal be wiues, to whome they thinke beſt, onely to the familie of the tribe of their father ſhal they mary:

7.So ſhal not the inheritance of the children of Iſraél remoue from tribe to tribe, for euerie one of the children of Iſraél ſhal ioyne him ſelfe to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

8.And euerie daughter that poſſeſſeth anie ^e inheritance of the tribes of the children of Iſrael, ſhal be wife vnto one of the familie of the tribe of her father: that the children of Iſraél may enioye euerie man the inheritance of their fathers.

9.Nether ſhal the inheritance go about from tribe to tribe: but euerie one of the tribes of the children of Iſraél ſhal ſticke to his owne inheritance.

10.As the Lord commanded Moſés, ſo did the daughters of Zelophehád.

11.For ^* Mahláh, Tirzáh, and Hogláh, and Milcáh, and Noáh the daughters of Zelophehád were maried vnto their fathers brothers ſonnes,

12.They were wyues to certeine of the families of the ſonnes of Manaſſéh the ſonne of Ioſéph: ſo their inheritance remained in the tribe of the familie of their father.

13.Theſe are the ^f commandements and lawes which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moſes, vnto the children of Iſraél in the plaine of Moáb, by Iordén toward Ierichó.

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