Numbers 26:33
in Numbers 26Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
KJV
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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This verse in Numbers 26
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir
on Numbers 26:29-34
Manasseh is counted through Machir and Gilead, and the six sons of Gilead give the six families of the tribe. The list reaches Hepher, then Zelophehad, and then records five names a muster roll had no need of, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. A daughter has no standing in a count of men able to go to war, and these five are written in anyway. Chapter 27 is where they come and ask for a share of the inheritance this census is being taken to divide.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּצְלָפְחָ֣ד | utzelafechad | and Zelophehad | H6765 → | 11 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֵ֗פֶר | chefer | Hepher | H2660 → | 9 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הָ֥יוּ | hayu | they belonged | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֛וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| בָּנִ֖ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | except | H518 → | 1069 times |
| בָּנ֑וֹת | banot | daughters | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְשֵׁם֙ | veshem | and [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| בְּנ֣וֹת | benot | [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| צְלָפְחָ֔ד | tzelafechad | Zelophehad | H6765 → | 11 times |
| מַחְלָ֣ה | machlah | [was] Mahlah | H4244 → | 5 times |
| וְנֹעָ֔ה | venoah | and Noah | H5270 → | 4 times |
| חָגְלָ֥ה | chagelah | Hoglah | H2295 → | 4 times |
| מִלְכָּ֖ה | milkah | Milcah | H4435 → | 11 times |
| וְתִרְצָֽה׃ | vetirtzah | and Tirzah | H8656 → | 18 times |
וּצְלָפְחָ֣דand Zelophehad
utzelafechadH6765 →11 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
חֵ֗פֶרHepher
cheferH2660 →9 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הָ֥יוּthey belonged
hayuH1961 →3559 times
ל֛וֹto <the> him
lo
בָּנִ֖יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אִם־except
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
בָּנ֑וֹתdaughters
banotH1323 →588 times
וְשֵׁם֙and [the] name of
veshemH8034 →864 times
בְּנ֣וֹת[the] daughters of
benotH1323 →588 times
צְלָפְחָ֔דZelophehad
tzelafechadH6765 →11 times
מַחְלָ֣ה[was] Mahlah
machlahH4244 →5 times
וְנֹעָ֔הand Noah
venoahH5270 →4 times
חָגְלָ֥הHoglah
chagelahH2295 →4 times
מִלְכָּ֖הMilcah
milkahH4435 →11 times
וְתִרְצָֽה׃and Tirzah
vetirtzahH8656 →18 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 27:1Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of…
it leads to
- Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Numbers 36:1–12
Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families…
- 1 Chronicles 7:15
Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
- Joshua 17:3–6
But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah,…
- Galatians 3:28
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