Numbers 36:1
And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
The verse stands in the closing part of the book of Numbers. It belongs among instructions concerning the cities given to the tribe of Levi, laws concerning murder, and the marriage of heiresses. It introduces the chief fathers of the families of the descendants of Gilead, of the tribe of Manasseh and of the families of Joseph, coming before Moses and before the princes and chief fathers of Israel. The chapter concerns laws about the inheritance of daughters who are heiresses, including their marriage.