Numbers

Numbers 36:7

⁷No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
inheritance	נַחֲלָה֙	na·ḥă·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
in Israel	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
may be transferred	תִסֹּ֤ב	ṯis·sōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
from tribe	מִמַּטֶּ֖ה	mim·maṭ·ṭeh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
tribe	מַטֶּ֑ה	maṭ·ṭeh	Noun - masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
each	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
is to retain	יִדְבְּק֖וּ	yiḏ·bə·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
the inheritance	בְּנַחֲלַת֙	bə·na·ḥă·laṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
of the tribe	מַטֵּ֣ה	maṭ·ṭêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of his fathers	אֲבֹתָ֔יו	’ă·ḇō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father

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1 Kings 21:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.