“This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.”
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry — Moses pronounces the legal solution: the daughters of Zelophehad may marry whom they choose, but only men from their father's tribe (Manasseh). This resolves the conflict: the daughters maintain agency in spouse-selection, but marriage must occur within the tribe, preserving the inheritance within Manasseh.
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