Numbers 27:8

What does Numbers 27:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 27:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And say to the children of Israel, If a man has no son at the time of his death, let his heritage go to his daughter.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

When a man dieth without a son, his inheritance shall pass to his daughter.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

Context

v.7The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

v.8This passage

v.9And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

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