King James Version

Numbers 36:11

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:

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וַתִּהְיֶ֜ינָהvatihyeynahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מַחְלָ֣הmachlahMahlahמַחְלָהnoun, proper name — “Mahlah”H4244Machlah, the name apparently of two IsraelitessesMahlah.תִרְצָ֗הtirtsahTirzahתִּרְצָהnoun, proper name — “Tirzah”H8656Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an IsraelitessTirzah.וְחָגְלָ֧הvechagelahand Hoglah. See also H1031חׇגְלָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Hoglah. See also H1031”H2295Choglah, an IsraelitessHoglah. See also H1031 (בֵּית חׇגְלָה).וּמִלְכָּ֛הumilkahand Milcahמִלְכָּהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Milcah”H4435Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an IsraeliteMilcah.וְנֹעָ֖הvenoahand Noahנֹעָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Noah”H5270Noah, an IsraelitessNoah.בְּנ֣וֹתbenotdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.צְלָפְחָ֑דtselafechadZelophehadצְלׇפְחָדnoun, proper name — “Zelophehad”H6765Tselophchad, an IsraeliteZelophehad.לִבְנֵ֥יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […דֹדֵיהֶ֖ןdodeyhenuncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “uncle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.לְנָשִֽׁיםlenashimto eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, daughters of Zelophehad, are to the sons of their fathers' brethren for wives;

World English Bible

for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father’s brothers’ sons.

Darby Translation

and Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their uncles' sons.

Douay-Rheims

And Maala, and Thersa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Noa were married to the sons of their uncle by their father,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So Thersa, and Egla, and Melcha, and Nua, and Malaa, the daughters of Salpaad, married their cousins;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένοντο Θερσὰ καὶ Ἐγλὰ καὶ Μελχὰ καὶ Νούα καὶ Μαλαὰ θυγατέρες Σαλπαὰδ, τοῖς ἀνεψιοῖς αὐτῶν,