Numbers 36:9 meaning and explanation
No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”
Numbers 36:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to the Israelites on the plains of Moab, answering the clan leaders of Manasseh who feared that land given to Zelophehad's daughters would pass to another tribe if the women married outside it. God sided with their concern, and verse 9 states the principle behind the ruling: tribal land stays with the tribe.
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