richmahn_en_tn/jos/17/03.md

# Zelophehad ... Hepher ... Eleazar

These are men's names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah

These are women's names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# to give to us an inheritance

The land is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that the people received as a permanent possession. AT: "to give to us some land as an inheritance" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# he gave those women an inheritance

Possible meanings are 1) "Joshua gave those women an inheritance" or 2) "Eleazar gave those women an inheritance."

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/moses]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inherit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]