Numbers 36:12
in Numbers 36They married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
KJV
And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
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This verse in Numbers 36
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph,.... The family of the Hepherites, of which they were. Aben Ezra observes, that their being married into families, and not a family, is a sign that their uncles' sons were not all of them brethren, or the sons of one man, but of more, though all sons of one or other of their father's, brethren: and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father; by means of these marriages, even both in their father's tribe and family.
This site's exposition
Even as the Lord commanded Moses
on Numbers 36:10-12
The five sisters are named for the third time in the book, and the order differs from 26:33 and 27:1 because Tirzah and Noah trade places. Gill reports the older explanations, Aben Ezra taking this order as the order of their marriages and Jarchi taking the variation as a sign that none of the five was preferred above another. They marry their father's brothers' sons, first cousins inside the family of Hepher, and Joshua 17:3-6 records the same women receiving their portion when Canaan is actually divided.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The world is wide, and he that walks uprightly will endeavour to walk surely. The conclusion of this whole book, referring to the latter part of it: These are the judgments which the Lord commanded in the plains of Moab (
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Here was an instance of progressive legislation (see also Ex 18:27) in Israel, the enactments made being suggested by circumstances. But it is deserving of special notice that those additions to, or modifications of, the law were confined to civil affairs; while the slightest change was inadmissible in the laws relating to worship or the maintenance of religion.
And their inheritance remained in - the family - “By this example, and the law of inheritances in the Holy Land, the people of God,” says Ainsworth, “are taught to hold fast their inheritance in his promises, and their right in Christ, which they hold by faith; that as the Father hath made them meet to be partakers of the inheritance among the saints in light, Col 1:12, so they may keep the faith and grace which they have received to the end.”
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת | mimishpechot | from [the] clans of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹסֵ֖ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| הָי֣וּ | hayu | they became | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְנָשִׁ֑ים | lenashim | <into> wives | H802 → | 781 times |
| וַתְּהִי֙ | vatehi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| נַחֲלָתָ֔ן | nachalatan | inheritance their | H5159 → | 222 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מַטֵּ֖ה | mateh | [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| אֲבִיהֶֽן׃ | ʾavihen | father their | H1 → | 1212 times |
מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛תfrom [the] clans of
mimishpechotH4940 →303 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] descendants of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֥הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יוֹסֵ֖ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
הָי֣וּthey became
hayuH1961 →3559 times
לְנָשִׁ֑ים<into> wives
lenashimH802 →781 times
וַתְּהִי֙and it was
vatehiH1961 →3559 times
נַחֲלָתָ֔ןinheritance their
nachalatanH5159 →222 times
עַל־with
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מַטֵּ֖ה[the] tribe of
matehH4294 →252 times
מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
אֲבִיהֶֽן׃father their
ʾavihenH1 →1212 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exodus.
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.