Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad. ] They married into, the family of their father's tribe, according to the following account.
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Every daughter who inherits land from an Israelite tribe must marry into one of the clans of her father's tribe. In this way each Israelite will own the land of his ancestors.
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An inheritance of land may not be transferred from one tribe to another, for the Israelite tribes will each retain its own inheritance."
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Zelophehad's daughters did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, Zelophehad's daughters, married their cousins.
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They married into the clan of Manasseh, Joseph's son. Their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's clan.