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Seen in R’ Schwab’s sefer Mayan Beis haShoeva
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These pessukim at the end of Parshas Masei need clarification.
The Gemarra in Bava Basra says that the daughters of Tzlafchad were allowed to marry anyone (from any shevet) they wanted. So, what is the meaning of the next passuk, that they should only marry within their shevet? That is an eitza tova (good advice).
So why do we have a few pessukim later the statement that they did as Moshe commanded and married within their shevet? They were never commanded such a thing?!?
R’ Schwab answers that to people who have ???? ? an eitza tova will be viewed as Hashem’s commandment. There is a portion of the Torah which was given over to Klal Yisroel not in the form of commandment, but rather in the form of eitza tova. The Torah here is showing us that we should not seek ways as to how to circumvent the Torah and/or mitzvos. But rather we should be like the daughters of Tzlafchad who knew that an eitza tova is also the will of Hashem, just like the other mitzvos in the Torah.