Joshua 17:3

3 And Salpaad the sons of Opher had no sons but daughters: and these the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

Joshua 17:3 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 17:3

But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son
of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters
The descent of this man is particularly given, to show the truth and reality of it, upon which his daughters made their request, and that granted and now claimed:

and these [are] the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah,
Milcah, and Tirzah;
by the same names, and in the same order they are called in ( Numbers 26:33 ) ( 27:1 ) ; the order is a little different in ( Numbers 36:11 ) .

Joshua 17:3 In-Context

1 And the borders of the tribe of the children of Manasse, (for he the first-born of Joseph,) to Machir the first-born of Manasse the father of Galaad, for he was a warrior, in the land of Galaad and of Basan.

2 And there was assigned to the other sons of Manasse according to their families; to the sons of Jezi, and to the sons of Kelez, and to the sons of Jeziel, and to the sons of Sychem, and to the sons of Symarim, and to the sons of Opher: these the males according to their families.

3 And Salpaad the sons of Opher had no sons but daughters: and these the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

4 And they stood before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua, and before the rulers, saying, God gave a charge by the hand of Moses, to give us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren: so there was given to them by the command of the Lord an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

5 And their lot fell from Anassa, and plain of Labec of the land of Galaad, which is beyond Jordan.