Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all married cousins on their father’s side.
Parallel translations
- WEB for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons.
- KJV For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
- BSB Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.
- NKJV for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to the sons of their father’s brothers.
- NASB Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad married their uncles’ sons.
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Quick answer
The five named daughters married their cousins within their own clan. They followed God's command in choosing husbands from their father's family.
Overview
Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah married their father's brothers' sons, keeping the inheritance within the clan as commanded. Naming each daughter honors their faith and obedience and preserves their place in Israel's covenant history. Their account reminds us that God notices and records the faithfulness of even seemingly ordinary believers.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Num 27:1Then 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, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Num 26:33Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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