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"But if they marry one of the sons of the other tribes of the sons of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; thus it will be withdrawn from our allotted inheritance.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"But if they marry to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וְ֠הָיוּ ve·hai·u
one one Adjective H259 לְאֶחָ֞ד le·'e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of the sons son Noun H1121 מִבְּנֵ֨י mib·be·nei
of the [other] tribes rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe Noun H7626 שִׁבְטֵ֥י shiv·tei
of the sons son Noun H1121 בְנֵֽי־ ve·nei-
of Israel, "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ yis·ra·'el
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their inheritance possession, property, inheritance Noun H5159 נַחֲלָתָן֙ na·cha·la·tan
will be withdrawn to diminish, restrain, withdraw Verb H1639 וְנִגְרְעָ֤ה ve·nig·re·'ah
from the inheritance possession, property, inheritance Noun H5159 מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת min·na·cha·lat
of our fathers father Noun H1 אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ a·vo·tei·nu,
and will be added to add Verb H3254 וְנֹוסַ֕ף ve·no·v·saf
to the inheritance possession, property, inheritance Noun H5159 נַחֲלַ֣ת na·cha·lat
of the tribe a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe Noun H4294 הַמַּטֶּ֔ה ham·mat·teh,
to which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
they belong; to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה tih·yei·nah
thus it will be withdrawn to diminish, restrain, withdraw Verb H1639 יִגָּרֵֽעַ׃ yig·ga·re·a'.
from our allotted a lot (for casting) Noun H1486 וּמִגֹּרַ֥ל u·mig·go·ral
inheritance. possession, property, inheritance Noun H5159 נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ na·cha·la·te·nu

Locations

Israel

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Put

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Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Lot

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But if they marry one of the sons of the other tribes of the sons of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; thus it will be withdrawn from our allotted inheritance.
King James Bible "But And if they marry one be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the sons children of Israel, then shall their inheritance will be withdrawn taken from the inheritance of our fathers fathers, and will shall be added put to the inheritance of the tribe to which whereunto they belong; thus are received: so shall it will be withdrawn taken from the lot of our allotted inheritance.
Hebrew Greek English "But if they marry one of the sons of the other tribes of the sons of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the inheritance of our fathers and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; thus it will be withdrawn from our allotted inheritance.