New American Standard Bible 1995

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"Every daughter who comes into possession of an inheritance of any tribe of the sons of Israel shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that the sons of Israel each may possess the inheritance of his fathers.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Every the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
daughter daughter Noun H1323 בַּ֞ת bat
who comes to take possession of, inherit, dispossess Verb H3423 יֹרֶ֣שֶׁת yo·re·shet
into possession to take possession of, inherit, dispossess Verb H3423 יִֽירְשׁוּ֙ yi·re·shu
of an inheritance possession, property, inheritance Noun H5159 נַחֲלָ֗ה na·cha·lah
of any from H4480    
tribe a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe Noun H4294 מִמַּטֹּות֮ mim·mat·to·vt
of the sons son Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֣י be·nei
of Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ yis·ra·'el
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shall be wife woman, wife, female Noun H802 לְאִשָּׁ֑ה le·'i·shah;
to one one Adjective H259 לְאֶחָ֗ד 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 family a clan Noun H4940 מִמִּשְׁפַּ֛חַת mim·mish·pa·chat
of the tribe a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe Noun H4294 מַטֵּ֥ה mat·teh
of her father, father Noun H1 אָבִ֖יהָ a·vi·ha
so purpose, intent sub H4616 לְמַ֗עַן le·ma·'an
that the sons son Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֣י be·nei
of Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yis·ra·'el,
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each man Noun H376 אִ֖ישׁ ish
may possess to take possession of, inherit, dispossess Verb H3423    
the inheritance possession, property, inheritance Noun H5159 נַחֲלַ֥ת na·cha·lat
of his fathers. father Noun H1 אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ a·vo·tav.

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Every daughter who comes into possession of an inheritance of any tribe of the sons of Israel shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that the sons of Israel each may possess the inheritance of his fathers.
King James Bible "Every daughter who comes into possession of And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance of in any tribe of the sons children of Israel Israel, shall be wife to unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that the sons children of Israel each may possess enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Hebrew Greek English "Every daughter who comes into possession of an inheritance of any tribe of the sons of Israel shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that the sons of Israel each may possess the inheritance of his fathers.