Moses said to his father-in-law,“ Because the people come to me to inquire of God.When they have a dispute, it comes to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the decrees of God and his laws.”
Then Moses gave a ruling to the Israelites by the word of the LORD:“ What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.This is what the LORD has commanded for Zelophehad’s daughters:‘ Let them marry whomever they think best, only they must marry within the family of their father’s tribe.