“Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.”
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph — The daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah—step forward with their grievance. Their genealogy is traced carefully upward through Manasseh, situating them within the tribal structure. They represent the anomaly the legal system had not anticipated: male heirs absent.
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