Zelophehad
슬로브핫
Named at Numbers 26:33 as the son of Hepher. He had no sons, only daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. In 27:3 his daughters say that he died in the wilderness in his own sin and was not in the company of Korah. Numbers 36:1–12: because his inheritance was to go to his daughters, the heads of the families of Gilead speak before Moses; the daughters marry, as the LORD commanded, their father’s brothers’ sons, and the inheritance stays in their father’s tribe.
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- 1CH 7:14–19, engwebp
14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
15Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
- JOS 17:3–6, engwebp
3But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
4They came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
5Ten parts fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
6because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
- NUM 26:28–37, engwebp
28The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
31and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
32and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
36These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
- NUM 27:1–7, engwebp
1Then 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 came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
2They stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,
3“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin. He had no sons.
4Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.”
5Moses brought their cause before the LORD.
6The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
7“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
- NUM 36:1–4, engwebp
1The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel.
2They said, “The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel. My lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
3If they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall belong. So it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
4When the jubilee of the children of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall belong. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.”
- NUM 36:5–9, engwebp
5Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the LORD’s word, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speak what is right.
6This is the thing which the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them be married to whom they think best, only they shall marry into the family of the tribe of their father.
7So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel move from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall all keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
8Every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may each possess the inheritance of his fathers.
9So shall no inheritance move from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall each keep his own inheritance.’”
- NUM 36:10–12, engwebp
10The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses:
11for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons.
12They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph. Their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
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Unresolved interpretation: The line of Manasseh: Numbers 26:29–33, Joshua 17:1–2 and 1 Chronicles 7:14–19
- Numbers 26:29–33 names the family of Machir among the sons of Manasseh, says, “Machir became the father of Gilead,” lists the families of the sons of Gilead, of Iezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida and Hepher, and says, “Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters.”
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- NUM 26:28–37, engwebp
28The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
31and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
32and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
36These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
- NUM 26:28–37, engwebp
- Joshua 17:1–2 names “Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead,” and gives the lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh, for the children of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida.
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- JOS 17:1–2, engwebp
1This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
2So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida. These were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
- JOS 17:1–2, engwebp
- 1 Chronicles 7:14 says, “The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead”; 7:15, “The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters”; 7:18, “His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah”; and 7:19, “The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.” The Korean Revised Version reads 7:14 그 처의 소생은 아스리엘이요, born of his wife was Asriel, and 7:15 므낫세의 둘째 아들의 이름은 슬로브핫이니 슬로브핫은 딸들만 낳았으며, the name of the second son of Manasseh was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had only daughters.
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- 1CH 7:14–19, engwebp
14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
15Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
- 1CH 7:14–19, engwebp
Numbers 26:29–33 says that Machir became the father of Gilead, names Asriel, Shechem, Shemida and Hepher among the sons of Gilead, and names Zelophehad the son of Hepher; Joshua 17:1–2 calls Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, and names the children of Abiezer, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida among the rest of the children of Manasseh. 1 Chronicles 7:14 names Asriel among the sons of Manasseh, born of his wife in the Korean Revised Version (그 처의 소생은 아스리엘이요) and “whom his concubine the Aramitess bore” in WEB. At 7:15 WEB reads “The name of the second was Zelophehad”, and the Korean Revised Version 므낫세의 둘째 아들의 이름은 슬로브핫이니, the name of the second son of Manasseh was Zelophehad. 7:18 names Abiezer among those whom Hammolecheth bore, and 7:19 names Shechem a son of Shemida and gives Shemida no father. This collection keeps the relations of Manasseh, Machir, Gilead, Asriel, Zelophehad, Hepher, Abiezer and Shemida as Numbers and Joshua give them, and records the names of 1 Chronicles 7:14–19 in its list, joining Asriel, Abiezer, Shemida and Shechem to no older entry and Zelophehad to his entry without a father there. It does not decide which account is right, or whether the Asriel, Abiezer, Shemida and Shechem of these verses are the men of those names in Numbers and Joshua.
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Hepher (son of Gilead) — Father of — Zelophehad
Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7
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Zelophehad — Father of — Mahlah
Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7, Numbers 36:10–12
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Zelophehad — Father of — Noah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7, Numbers 36:10–12
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Zelophehad — Father of — Hoglah
Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7, Numbers 36:10–12
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Zelophehad — Father of — Milcah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7, Numbers 36:10–12
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Zelophehad — Father of — Tirzah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7, Numbers 36:10–12
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Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Then 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 came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
They said, “The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel. My lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
This is the thing which the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them be married to whom they think best, only they shall marry into the family of the tribe of their father.
The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses:
for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons.
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Zelophehad (person-zelophehad) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/zelophehad Current wording: Named at Numbers 26:33 as the son of Hepher. He had no sons, only daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. In 27:3 his daughters say that he died in the wilderness in his own sin and was not in the company of Korah. Numbers 36:1–12: because his inheritance was to go to his daughters, the heads of the families of Gilead speak before Moses; the daughters marry, as the LORD commanded, their father’s brothers’ sons, and the inheritance stays in their father’s tribe. Cited evidence: 1CH 7:14–19, engwebp / JOS 17:3–6, engwebp / NUM 26:28–37, engwebp / NUM 27:1–7, engwebp / NUM 36:1–4, engwebp / NUM 36:5–9, engwebp / NUM 36:10–12, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.