Here in this chapter we read of a concern of the leaders of Manasseh concerning the daughters of Zelophehad. Zelphehad had no sons and so his inheritance was passed on to his daughters. But the concern of the leaders was that the inheritance or the territory which they had just gained might be passed on to other tribes if these women marry men from other tribes.
And so, to address this, God through Moses decreed that the women should only marry within their tribe.
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